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Acrania

Known as: Acranias, acranius 
Partial or complete absence of the flat bones of the cranial vault. The condition is frequently, though not always, associated with anencephaly… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (7)

Anencephalus and similar anomaliesBrain DiseasesCongenital anomaly of brainCongenital neurologic anomalies
AnencephalyCerebral hemisphere structure (body structure)Congenital absenceCraniorachischisis

Narrower (2)

Microcephalyincomplete anencephaly, hemicrania

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2010
2010
From monster to twin reversed arterial perfusion: a history of acardiac twins
Abstract A human being born without heart and head, i.e., the acardius/acranius malformation, has been described since antiquity… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Concomitant craniorachischisis and omphalocele in a male fetus: prenatal magnetic resonance imaging findings and literature review.
2007
2007
Bilateral periventricular nodular heterotopia with amniotic band syndrome.
2000
2000
6MP for fathers with IBD at the time of conception: the value of a large clinical experience over unrelated controls
6MP for fathers with IBD at the time of conception: the value of a large clinical experience over unrelated controls 
1997
1997
Primordial germ cells and oocytes of Branchiostoma virginiae (Cephalochordata, Acrania) are flagellated epithelial cells: relationship between epithelial and primary egg polarity
Summary Primordial germ cells (PGCs) are described from the gonad of c. 2 cm juvenile Branchiostoma virginiae; early oocytes (c… 
1994
1994
The infundibular organ of the lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum, Acrania): an immunocytochemical study
Reissner's fibers are secretions produced by different ependymal areas of the chordate brain, viz., in adult vertebrates, by the… 
1992
1992
A counseling dilemma involving anencephaly, acrania and amniotic bands.
A suggested fetal anencephaly on routine office ultrasound examination resulted in a diagnosis of fetal acrania when targeted… 
1991
1991
Acrania: Anencephaly resulting from secondary degeneration of a closed neural tube: Two cases in the same family
Anencephaly is a well-known neural tube defect (NTD) varying in incidence throughout the world. In the northern part of Israel… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Occurrence of Catecholamines in Acrania and Invertebrates
THE occurrence of catecholamines in vertebrates has been extensively studied in recent years after the development of simple and… 
1951
1951
Acrania induced by anencephaly
hcrania, usually acconipaiiicd by a rno1.c or less coniplctc anencephaly, is iiot as rare an anomaly as is corninonly believed… 
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