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| Anencephaly |
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| Anencephaly
| The photograph shown here is of an anencephalic infant
who lacks cerebral hemispheres and cerebellum and may
have only a rudimentary brainstem
•This anomaly occurs because the anterior neural tube
does not close properly for mostly unknown reasons.
It occurs in approximates 1:1000 births and has a poor
prognosis, with infants living only a few hours or days.
| | (Description By:Margaret Grunnet, M.D. )
| | (Image Contrib. by:Margaret Grunnet, M.D. UCHC )
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