Spinal muscular atrophy-Dandy-Walker malformation-cataracts syndrome

Definition

A rare neurologic disease characterized by bilateral cataract, Dandy-Walker malformation, and childhood onset of distal spinal muscular atrophy. Patients present with progressively deteriorating symmetrical distal muscle weakness and atrophy of the lower limbs (and, to a much lesser degree, also the upper limbs) and decreased tendon reflexes in the lower and upper limbs.