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a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres
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| anencephaly |
A congenital defect in the development of the brain. Bones in the skull and parts of the brain may be missing or poorly developed. An infant with anencephaly will either be stillborn or will die shortly after birth.
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| anencephaly |
a condition that is present at birth and affects the formation of the brain and the skull bones that surround the head, resulting in only minimal development of the brain. There is no bony covering over the back of the head and there may also be missing bones around the front and sides of the head.
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| anencephaly |
Open neural tube defect with absent brain development that leads to early death.
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| anencephaly |
a fatal congenital condition in which most or all of the baby's brain and skull are absent. The overall risk for this is 1:1000 but rises to 1:100 for women with a prior baby who had this condition. Folic acid may prevent this condition.
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