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Effects

  • Miscarriage

Risk Factors

  • obesity
  • exposure to high heat
  • early pregnancy
  • certain medications

Treatment

  • No cure or medication
  • supportive care for mother

Prevention

  • folic acid
  • proper nutrition
  • vitamins

Definition

Anecephaly is the absence of a major portion of the brain and skull.

Symptoms

  • folding of the ears
  • cleft palate
  • missing bones around head
  • miscarriage

Diagnostic Test

  • physical exam
  • ultra sound
  • blood tests

Statistics

  • Most babies with anecephaly are stillborn
  • very rare

7% died in utero

18% died during birth

26% lived between 1 and 60 minutes

27% lived between 1 and 24 hours

17% lived between 1 and 5 days

5% lived 6 or more days

Cause

  • neural tube fails to close properly
  • amoniotic fluid
  • unknown

Anecephaly november 2, 2016 hospitalhttp://my.clevelandclinic.org/childrens-hospital/health-info/diseases-conditions/hic_Anencephaly

Anecephaly November 2, 2016 Anecephaly http://www.medicinenet.com/anencephaly/page2.htm

Anecephaly

Kylee Kewanimptewa

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