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What Causes Dandy–Walker Syndrome?

I AM 33 YEAR OLD WOMEN .LAST 8 MONTH AGO I WAS PREGNANT BUT IN 4TH MONTH ULTRA SOUND DR. TOLD ME THERE IS DANDY WALKER SYNDROME IN BABY SO IT MUST BE ABORTED SO I ABORT WHAT IS REASON AND WHAT CARE I WILL TAKE BEFORE PREGANANCY I AM VERY WORRIED PLZ ANSWER ME
Wed, 5 Jul 2017
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take periconceptional folic acid 5 mg once a day.
There is very less chance of recurrence of Dandy Walker malformation.
Do ultrasound at 18 weeks to rule out anomalies in the fetus during next pregnancy
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What Causes Dandy–Walker Syndrome?

take periconceptional folic acid 5 mg once a day. There is very less chance of recurrence of Dandy Walker malformation. Do ultrasound at 18 weeks to rule out anomalies in the fetus during next pregnancy