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- A Neural tube disorder
- Occurrence: 4 in 10,000 birthsMedlinePlus: Medical Encyclopedia: Anencephaly
- Affects females more often than maleseMedicine: Anencephaly
- Determined by 28th day after conceptioneMedicine: Anencephaly
- Prognosis is fatal
- Baby dies in-utero or hours or days after birth
- Cause unknownNINDS: NINDS Anencephaly Information Page
- No cure or standard treatmentNINDS: NINDS Anencephaly Information Page
- Folic Acid in the diet during pregnancy may significantly reduce incidenceNINDS: NINDS Anencephaly Information Page
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A type of birth defect, anencephaly inflicts the fetus during early pregnancy, normally just after conception. In a fetus with anencephaly, the neural tube fails to close in development, resulting in the absence of a major part of the brain, skull and scalp. This is usually found during pre-natal testing with an ultrasound.NINDS: NINDS Anencephaly Information Page
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Did you hear about the lady who decided to keep her baby that has Anencephaly|anencephaly? 1 AnswerI just had to look up what Anencephaly is as I've never heard of it before and the picture they have on Wikipedia have really, really shocked me. However, if I ... read more
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MOOOOMMM DID YOU WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE ANENCEPHALY BABBY YET?!?!
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Anencephaly is the worst disorder in the world.
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Anyone heard of anencephaly? It's so sad ]= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anencephaly
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@badbanana Anencephaly
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Go to google pics and check out anencephaly. Poor babiesss. ToT (>^.^)>
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