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Despite disability, JHS senior will walk for autistic children  -  Feb 26, 2008
Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription),Nemiroff, who has Dandy Walker syndrome, which affects his speech and motor development, will be joined by 60 friends and acquaintances for the fundraising

Special surprise for Dee and her family  -  Feb 26, 2008
Pembroke Daily Observer,Dee was born with Dandy-Walker syndrome, a genetic brain disorder which has left her prone to seizures, deaf, blind and dealing with cerebral palsy along

Maryland mulling dessert  -  Feb 25, 2008
Windsor Star,They are also debating whether to name May as Dandy-Walker Syndrome and Hydrocephalus Awareness Month to boost public knowledge of those neurological

School fundraiser elevated by raffle success  -  20 Feb 2008
John O'Groat Journal,Five-year-old Elle has cerebral palsy and Dandy-Walker syndrome – a congenital brain malformation – and has to use a wheelchair to get about.

Dandy Kids Prove Doctors Don't Know Everything  -  Feb 4, 2008
TheDenverChannel.com,He had a condition called Dandy Walker Syndrome. Like many parents of babies with this condition, she had been given the advice to terminate the pregnancy.

Dandy Kids Documentary Connects Thousands Around the World! They ...  -  Feb 7, 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),..."Dandy Kids" tells the story of Ms. Rae's great nephew, Hunter, who was diagnosed before birth with Dandy Walker Syndrome, a brain malformation of the

She’s the Leafs’ good luck charm  -  Feb 19, 2008
Cape Breton Post,Christine is an avid Leafs fan and special needs child who was diagnosed with Dandy-Walker syndrome — congenial birth defect, which has led to complications

A Dandy Documentary  -  Feb 4, 2008
Film Stew,It was sparked by the fact that Rae’s own ten-year-old nephew, Hunter Fisher, suffers from Dandy Walker Syndrome (DWS), a brain malformation that affects

All the Dying Horses: Neglect cases soaring in Minnesota  -  Jan 31, 2008
Pioneer Press,Horse neglect and starvation are on the rise in Minnesota, the result of a suddenly sour economy. Some experts call it the Hobby Horse Syndrome.

Nonprofit to educate, lobby for research  -  Dec 19, 2007
Business Gazette,The Kensington couple found out that the baby they were expecting that June would be born with a rare brain defect called Dandy-Walker Syndrome.

Raffle venture needs a lift from the public  -  Dec 28, 2007
John O'Groat Journal,Elle McIvor, who celebrated her fifth birthday on Boxing Day, has cerebral palsy and Dandy-Walker syndrome – a congenital brain malformation.

House party: Program helps 100th person own first home  -  Dec 27, 2007
Springfield State Journal Register,Brady’s 10-year-old son, Demitchell, has Dandy-Walker syndrome, a congenital malformation of the brain area that controls movement.

A different kind of holiday magic  -  Dec 24, 2007
Waterloo Record,Daniel Vecchiato, 22, has been partly blind and deaf since infancy; Ian Hooton, 21, has a congenital brain malformation known as Dandy-Walker syndrome;

Count your blessings and make it the best Christmas yet  -  Dec 23, 2007
Sauk Valley Newspapers,Oh, by the way, Taylor is doing all this even though, at 13 months of age, he was diagnosed with Dandy-Walker syndrome, a congenital brain malformation

Deagle family scores HNIC prize  -  Dec 11, 2007
Cape Breton Post,Gena Deagle, who entered the contest online, shared a hockey memory involving her daughter Christine, who has Dandy Walker syndrome — a congenital birth

Christine’s dream night  -  Dec 6, 2007
ChronicleHerald.ca,Now 17, Christine was born with Dandy Walker syndrome, which has resulted in several ongoing health problems, including severe spinal disease.

78% of office workers suffer from ''bbali bbali'' syndrome  -  Nov 15, 2007
Korea Times,...by bae ji-sook most office workers suffer from the so-called ``bbali bbali (hurry hurry) syndrome'' and think it has negative effects on them. hastiness,

Dancing with possibilities: Families find mutual support for ...  -  Sep 21, 2007
Asbury Park Press,...was born with agenesis of the corpus callosum and chromosome deletion, and subsequently was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and Dandy Walker syndrome.

Judge rejects high-profile convicted killer's bid for new trial  -  Aug 5, 2007
Boston Globe,Lapointe's advocates have said he was born with Dandy Walker Syndrome, a brain malformation that results in hydrocephalus, or water on the brain.

Infant who died of staph infection had identical twin  -  Jun 24, 2007
kgw.com (subscription),By ADRIANE HORNER, kgw.com Staff A preemie baby who died of a staph infection at St. Vincent's Hospital on June 13 th was part of a set of identical twins,

Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery. Vol. 31  -  Apr 6, 2007
AJNR (subscription),...posthemorrhagic and postinfectious hydrocephalus is followed by other disorders such as Dandy Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus with myelomeningocele.

A new chance for life  -  Apr 19, 2007
Roanoke Times,Achemine suffers from Dandy-Walker Syndrome, a congenital brain malformation that causes excessive cerebral fluid, pressure and swelling of the head.

Protected Tomorrows helps families plan for future  -  Apr 5, 2007
ABC7Chicago.com,..."She has what's called Dandy Walker's syndrome and she also has hypopititaryism which is the pituitary gland so hormones are imbalance as well as the

Westmoreland group helps families understand Tourette disorder  -  Feb 11, 2007
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,By Carla DeStefano. When her 5-year-old son was diagnosed with Type I diabetes, Connie Molek anticipated a schedule filled with doctor's appointments and

Jenna's Dream Choral Festival tonight  -  Dec 9, 2006
The Journal News.com,Jenna Schulman died Oct. 5, 1998, at age 6 from complications related to Dandy Walker Syndrome, a birth defect in which the brain is flooded with fluid. ...

Jenna's Dream Choral Festival tonight  -  Dec 9, 2006
The Journal News.com,Jenna Schulman died Oct. 5, 1998, at age 6 from complications related to Dandy Walker Syndrome, a birth defect in which the brain is flooded with fluid. ...

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