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  1. Anencephaly: What It Is, Causes, Signs & Prevention

    Aug 29, 2023 · Anencephaly occurs when the fetal brain and skull don’t fully develop in the uterus. It’s a fatal birth defect.

  2. Anencephaly - Wikipedia

    Anencephaly is a severe neural tube defect typically considered incompatible with prolonged postnatal survival, and as such, surgical intervention is not commonly indicated.

  3. Anencephaly | Birth Defects | CDC

    Dec 26, 2024 · Anencephaly is where a baby is without parts of the brain and skull at birth. It is fatal and there is no cure or treatment. Anencephaly is a type of neural tube defect (NTD). During early …

  4. What Is Anencephaly? What Causes It and How to Reduce Your Baby ... - WebMD

    Jun 27, 2025 · Find out what you need to know about anencephaly, what causes it, and how to reduce your baby's risk of having it.

  5. Anencephaly - Fetal Health Foundation

    Anencephaly is a condition in which major portions of the brain, skull, and scalp are absent. It is the most severe and single most common prenatally detected spinal cord (neural tube) defect …

  6. Anencephaly: Causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and more

    May 1, 2024 · Anencephaly is a serious birth defect. Learn about the causes and symptoms of anencephaly. This article also discusses diagnosis, outlook, and more.

  7. Anencephaly - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Anencephaly is a condition present at birth that affects the formation of the brain and the skull bones that surround the head. Anencephaly results in only minimal development of the brain.

  8. Embryology, Anencephaly - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

    May 1, 2023 · Anencephaly is one of the two main types resulting from the failure of closure of the rostral end of the neural tube. [3] The other primary type is due to the failure of closure of the …

  9. Anencephaly - Child Neurology Foundation

    It occurs when a large part of the brain and skull is missing. It is due to incomplete closure of the upper part of the neural tube. This happens during early fetal development. The neural tube is …

  10. Anencephaly - UpToDate

    Nearly all liveborn infants with anencephaly die within the first few hours to days after birth. The clinical features, diagnosis, and postnatal management of anencephaly are discussed in this topic …