Anencephaly
Diagnosis certain
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Anencephaly is the most severe form of cranial neural tube defect (NTD) and is characterised by absence of cortical tissue (although brainstem and and cerebellum may may be variably present) as well as absence of the cranial vault.
-<p><strong>Anencephaly</strong> is the most severe form of cranial <a href="/articles/neural-tube-defects">neural tube defect</a> (NTD) and is characterised by absence of cortical tissue (although <a href="/articles/brainstem">brainstem</a> and <a href="/articles/cerebellum">cerebellum</a> may be variably present) as well as absence of the cranial vault.</p>- +<p><strong>Anencephaly</strong> is the most severe form of cranial <a href="/articles/neural-tube-defects">neural tube defect</a> (NTD) and is characterised by absence of cortical tissue (although brainstem and cerebellum may be variably present) as well as absence of the cranial vault.</p>
Diagnostic Certainty
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Tags changed:
- neural tube defects
- anencephaly