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Anencephaly

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1990
The Medical Task Force on anencephaly coordinated by Stumpf DA (Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago) presents a consensus statement limited to medical issues of organizations of physicians caring for fetuses and infants with anencephaly.
J Gordon Millichap
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Acrania-Exencephaly-Anencephaly Sequence on Antenatal Scans [PDF]

International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2021
Acrania-Exencephaly-Anencephaly sequence is the progression from an absent cranial vault (acrania) showing relatively normal appearing exposed brain (exencephaly) to no recognisable brain parenchymal tissue (anencephaly).
AMANDEEP SINGH, ACHAL S GOINDI, GAURAVDEEP SINGH   +2 more
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Prevalence of anencephaly in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Scientific Reports, 2021
Anencephaly is a severe anomaly of the brain that results from the failure of the cephalic part of the neural tube to close during the fourth week. It occurs at least in one per thousand births and is the major cause of fetal loss and disabilities in ...
Mohammed Oumer, Anteneh Ayelign Kibret, Amanuel Girma, Ashenafi Tazebew, Mezgebu Silamsaw   +4 more
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Preventing birth defects, saving lives, and promoting health equity: an urgent call to action for universal mandatory food fortification with folic acid

The Lancet Global Health, 2022
Summary: July 20, 2021 marked the 30th anniversary of the publication of the landmark trial by the British Medical Research Council showing unequivocally that maternal intake of folic acid (vitamin B9) starting before pregnancy prevents most cases of ...
Vijaya Kancherla, PhD, Lorenzo D Botto, MD, Laura A Rowe, MPH, Nathan A Shlobin, BA, Adrian Caceres, MD, Anastasia Arynchyna-Smith, MPH, Kathrin Zimmerman, BA, Jeffrey Blount, MD, Zewdie Kibruyisfaw, MD, Kemel A Ghotme, MD, Santosh Karmarkar, MCh, Graham Fieggen, MD, Sylvia Roozen, PhD, Godfrey P Oakley, Jr, MD, Gail Rosseau, MD, Robert J Berry, MD   +15 more
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Anencephaly and Severe Myelodysplasia in a Stillborn Brown Bear (Ursus arctos arctos)

Animals, 2022
Malformations in the development of the neural tube have been described to be associated with different aetiologies, such as genetic factors, toxic plants, chemical products, viral agents, or hyperthermia.
Ana Balseiro, Laura Polledo, José Tuñón, Juan Francisco García Marín   +3 more
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Fetal malformation anencephaly with placenta accreta spectrum (increta): Two different tales in a pregnancy – A rare case report

Journal of Surgical Specialties and Rural Practice, 2022
Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorders (accreta, increta, and percreta) are rare but are potentially life-threatening obstetric conditions of high maternal and fetal or neonatal morbidity and mortality.
Indu Lata, Ruchi Gupta, Amrit Gupta, Pallavi Prasad   +3 more
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IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL MARKERS AND HISTOLOGICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE PLACENTA OF WOMEN, WHO GAVE BIRTH TO CHILDREN WITH ANENCEPHALY

Паёми Сино, 2020
Objective: To study immunohystochemical markers and features of histological and morphological changes in the placenta of women who have given birth to children with anencephaly.
V.YU. MELNIKOVA, M.F. DODKHOEVA
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Prenatal diagnosis of fetal microhydranencephaly: a case report and literature review

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background The prenatal diagnosis of microhydranencephaly is important and needs to be distinguished from anencephaly, because unlike anencephaly, fetuses with microhydranencephaly can survive after birth. Herein, we report a case of microhydranencephaly
Takahiro Omoto, Toshifumi Takahashi, Keiya Fujimori, Shogo Kin   +3 more
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A Shared Pathogenic Mechanism for Valproic Acid and SHROOM3 Knockout in a Brain Organoid Model of Neural Tube Defects

Cells, 2023
Neural tube defects (NTDs), including anencephaly and spina bifida, are common major malformations of fetal development resulting from incomplete closure of the neural tube. These conditions lead to either universal death (anencephaly) or severe lifelong
Taylor N. Takla, Jinghui Luo, Roksolana Sudyk, Joy Huang, John Clayton Walker, Neeta L. Vora, Jonathan Z. Sexton, Jack M. Parent, Andrew M. Tidball   +8 more
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A Study on The Incidence of Neural Tube Defects in A Tertiary Care Hospital Over A Period of Five Years [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Introduction: Several congenital malformations affect developing fetuses, among which Neural tube defect (NTD) is most common. Folic acid supplementation brought decline in the incidence of NTDs.
Vijayalakshmi Kandasamy, Manickam Subramanian, Hannahsugirthabai Rajilarajendran, Sailatha Ramanujam, Sathiya Saktivel, Renuka Sivaanandam   +5 more
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