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Acrania-exencephaly-anencephaly sequence phenotypic characterization using two- and three-dimensional ultrasound between 11 and 13 weeks and 6 days of gestation

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Anencephaly and its Associated Malformations [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014
Introduction: Anencephaly is a serious neural tube defect in which parts of the brain and skull are not developed. But apart from this it is also associated with other malformations which are not related to neural tube in development.
Ravikiran Ashok Gole   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Overview of Neural Tube Defects: Gene–Environment Interactions, Preventative Approaches and Future Perspectives

open access: yesBiomedicines, 2022
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are the second most common congenital malformations of humans, characterized by impaired development of the central nervous system.
Jasmina Isaković   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transfer of paracetamol across the placenta and fetal blood–brain barriers and its safety for use in pregnancy

open access: yesThe Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is commonly taken during pregnancy for pain and fever. To gain a more comprehensive understanding of paracetamol's effects during pregnancy, several elements need to be examined including the transfer of paracetamol across the placenta and into the developing brain, the short‐ and long‐term effects of ...
Yifan Huang, Liam Koehn
wiley   +1 more source

The Infant With Anencephaly

open access: yes, 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.

core   +1 more source

Constitutionalizing abortion in Brazil

open access: yesRevista de Investigações Constitucionais, 2018
Brazil has been constitutionalizing disputes on women’s right to terminate unwanted pregnancy. This paper explains how this process started with the drafting of the new constitution in 1986-87, and evolved in different arenas, the legislative, the ...
Marta Rodriguez de Assis Machado   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Virus‐specific alterations in placental structure and transporter expression following maternal arbovirus infection

open access: yesThe Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend Arboviruses induce virus‐specific alterations in placental structure and functional markers. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) exposure was associated with reduced syncytiotrophoblast and syncytial knot areas, increased cytotrophoblast proliferation (Ki‐67) and thyroid transporter (MCT8) expression, reduced protective (P‐gp and BCRP ...
Cherley B. V. Andrade   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Some Notes on La Faiseuse D'anges (A Fazedora De Anjos, 1908), by Pedro Weingärtner

open access: yesFuture Humanities, Volume 4, Issue 2, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Pedro Weingärtner's La Faiseuse d'Anges (A Fazedora de Anjos, 1908) stands as one of the most unsettling artefacts of Brazilian academic painting. Conceived in Rome but rooted in the Parisian fait divers of the ‘angel‐maker,’ it translates a sensational story of reproductive crime into a monumental moral tableau.
Gustavo Ruiz da Silva
wiley   +1 more source

Co‐Occurring Non‐Cardiac Congenital Anomalies Among Cases With Congenital Heart Defects

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, Volume 200, Issue 9, Page 1953-1972, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Cases with congenital heart defects (CHD) often have other associated anomalies. The aim of this investigation was to assess the prevalence and the types of co‐occurring anomalies in CHD in a well‐defined population. The anomalies co‐occurring with CHD were ascertained in all live births, stillbirths and terminations of pregnancy for fetal ...
Claude Stoll   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of major congenital malformations based on healthcare databases in France: A proof‐of‐concept study using the epi‐meres nationwide mother–child register

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 92, Issue 9, Page 3037-3048, September 2026.
Abstract Aim Besides registries, healthcare databases can provide useful information for assessing the frequency of major congenital malformations (MCMs) and investigating their risk factors, particularly medication exposures. This study aimed to assess the validity of MCMs identification based on French national, comprehensive healthcare databases ...
Tom Duchemin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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