Preferred Label : anencephaly;
MeSH definition : A malformation of the nervous system caused by failure of the anterior neuropore to
close. Infants are born with intact spinal cords, cerebellums, and brainstems, but
lack formation of neural structures above this level. The skull is only partially
formed but the eyes are usually normal. This condition may be associated with folate
deficiency. Affected infants are only capable of primitive (brain stem) reflexes and
usually do not survive for more than two weeks. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology,
5th ed, p247);
MeSH synonym : anencephalia; absence of brain, congenital; anencephalias; brain congenital absence; anencephalus; congenital absence of brain;
MeSH hyponym : incomplete anencephaly; aprosencephaly; Anencephaly, Incomplete; Partial Anencephaly; Anencephalies, Partial; Anencephaly, Partial; Partial Anencephalies; Hemicranial Anencephaly; Anencephaly, Hemicranial; Aprosencephalies;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anencephaly;
Origin ID : D000757;
UMLS CUI : C0002902;
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A malformation of the nervous system caused by failure of the anterior neuropore to
close. Infants are born with intact spinal cords, cerebellums, and brainstems, but
lack formation of neural structures above this level. The skull is only partially
formed but the eyes are usually normal. This condition may be associated with folate
deficiency. Affected infants are only capable of primitive (brain stem) reflexes and
usually do not survive for more than two weeks. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology,
5th ed, p247)
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