Prenatal ultrasonic diagnosis of a rare case of iniencephaly apertus
β Scribed by Dr. Israel Meiznerxy; Jacob Bar-Ziv
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 402 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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β¦ Synopsis
Among the various fetal anomalies that can be diagnosed by ultrasound, probably none are more devastating in their clinical consequences and therefore important in early recognition than neural tube defects. The majority of fetal malformations that affect the nervous system are apparent before 24 gestational weeks.' Some are recognizable earlier. Iniencephaly is a rare central nervous system malformation where the brain and neck show the main pathologies. Retroflexion of the head with exaggerated cervico-thoracic lor-From the
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