"Anencephaly" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D000757
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.500.680.196 C16.131.085.197 C16.131.666.680.196
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| Concept/Terms |
Anencephaly- Anencephaly
- Congenital Absence of Brain
- Brain Congenital Absence
- Anencephalus
- Absence of Brain, Congenital
- Anencephalia
- Anencephalias
Incomplete Anencephaly- Incomplete Anencephaly
- Anencephaly, Incomplete
- Partial Anencephaly
- Anencephalies, Partial
- Anencephaly, Partial
- Partial Anencephalies
- Hemicranial Anencephaly
- Anencephaly, Hemicranial
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Anencephaly" by people in Profiles.
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Diogo R, Ziermann JM, Smith C, Alghamdi M, Fuentes JSM, Duerinckx A. First use of anatomical networks to study modularity and integration of heads, forelimbs and hindlimbs in abnormal anencephalic and cyclopic vs normal human development. Sci Rep. 2019 05 24; 9(1):7821.
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Alghamdi MA, Ziermann JM, Gregg L, Diogo R. A detailed musculoskeletal study of a fetus with anencephaly and spina bifida (craniorachischisis), and comparison with other cases of human congenital malformations. J Anat. 2017 Jun; 230(6):842-858.
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Fong KS, Adachi DA, Chang SB, Lozanoff S. Midline craniofacial malformations with a lipomatous cephalocele are associated with insufficient closure of the neural tube in the tuft mouse. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Aug; 100(8):598-607.
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Weedn AE, Mosley BS, Cleves MA, Waller DK, Canfield MA, Correa A, Hobbs CA. Maternal reporting of prenatal ultrasounds among women in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Jan; 100(1):4-12.
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Desrosiers TA, Lawson CC, Meyer RE, Richardson DB, Daniels JL, Waters MA, van Wijngaarden E, Langlois PH, Romitti PA, Correa A, Olshan A. Maternal occupational exposure to organic solvents during early pregnancy and risks of neural tube defects and orofacial clefts. Occup Environ Med. 2012 Jul; 69(7):493-9.
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Correa A, Gilboa SM, Botto LD, Moore CA, Hobbs CA, Cleves MA, Riehle-Colarusso TJ, Waller DK, Reece EA. Lack of periconceptional vitamins or supplements that contain folic acid and diabetes mellitus-associated birth defects. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Mar; 206(3):218.e1-13.
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Rittler M, L?pez-Camelo JS, Castilla EE, Bermejo E, Cocchi G, Correa A, Csaky-Szunyogh M, Danderfer R, De Vigan C, De Walle H, da Gra?a Dutra M, Hirahara F, Mart?nez-Fr?as ML, Merlob P, Mutchinick O, Ritvanen A, Robert-Gnansia E, Scarano G, Siffel C, Stoll C, Mastroiacovo P. Preferential associations between oral clefts and other major congenital anomalies. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2008 Sep; 45(5):525-32.
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Rowland CA, Correa A, Cragan JD, Alverson CJ. Are encephaloceles neural tube defects? Pediatrics. 2006 Sep; 118(3):916-23.
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Siffel C, Alverson CJ, Correa A. Analysis of seasonal variation of birth defects in Atlanta. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2005 Oct; 73(10):655-62.