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Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 2010 Anencephaly is easily diagnosed by sonography. This article presents images and a discussion of embryology, maternal serum testing, and management.
Lisa E Moore
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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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New England Journal of Medicine, 1990 This document was prepared in response to the current interest in transplanting organs from anencephalic infants by a task force of eight specialists in pediatrics and/or neurology.
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Prenatal Sonographic Image of Sirenomelia with Anencephaly and Craniorachischisis Totalis
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2018 Sirenomelia is a rare congenital malformation characterized by varying degrees of fusion of the lower extremities. It is commonly associated with severe urogenital and gastrointestinal malformations; however, the association of sirenomelia with ...
Takako Sugiura +3 more
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SELECTIVE ABORTION IN BRAZIL: THE ANENCEPHALY CASE
Developing World Bioethics, 2007 This paper discusses the Brazilian Supreme Court ruling on the case of anencephaly. In Brazil, abortion is a crime against the life of a fetus, and selective abortion of non-viable fetuses is prohibited.
Debora Diniz
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Anencephaly: A pathological study of 41 cases
Journal of the Scientific Society, 2012 Background : Anencephaly is a lethal neural tube defect which is due to the defective closure of rostral pore of neural tube. In more than 50% of cases it is associated with other systemic anomalies. Hence this study was undertaken to assess pathological
C Panduranga +4 more
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Journal of Ultrasonography, 2018 The study presents a pictorial essay of acrania-exencephaly-anencephaly sequence using two- (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) ultrasonography, documenting the different phenotypic characterization of this rare disease.
Eduardo Félix Martins Santana +4 more
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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 +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 +4 more
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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 +15 more
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