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Anencephaly

Known as: Anencephaly [Disease/Finding], Brain Congenital Absence, Anencephalia 
A malformation of the nervous system caused by failure of the anterior neuropore to close. Infants are born with intact spinal cords, cerebellums… 
National Institutes of Health

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36 relations
AcraniaBone structure of craniumClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyCongenital absence

Broader (8)

Anencephalus and similar anomaliesBrain DiseasesCongenital anomaly of brainCongenital disease of brain

Narrower (6)

AprosencephalyAprosencephaly and Cerebellar DysgenesisMicrocephalyNeural tube defect, folate-sensitive

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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Paternal occupation and anencephaly.
It has been suggested that paternal occupational exposures to pesticides and solvents increase the risk of neural tube defects in… 
Review
1982
Review
1982
Is myelomeningocele a disappearing disease?
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE IN HUMAN AMNIOTIC FLUID: AN INDEX OF FETAL NEURAL DEVELOPMENT?
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN AS AN INDICATOR OF FETAL CONDITION
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Pulmonary hypoplasia: a morphometric study of the lungs of infants with diaphragmatic hernia, anencephaly, and renal malformations.
The type and severity of underdevelopment of the lungs in infants with three congenital malformations were studied in histologic… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Early termination of anencephalic pregnancy after detection by raised alpha-fetoprotein levels.
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Ethnic differences in the prevalence of anencephaly and sina bifida in Boston, Massachusetts.
because of the large Irish population, a group with high prevalence rates of anencephaly and spina bifida, and the small Jewish… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Experimental Diabetes in Pregnant Mice: Prevention of Congenital Malformations in Offspring by Insulin
The main purpose of these experiments was the prevention of congenital malformations in offspring of alloxan-diabetic mice by… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Anencephalus in Scotland
In the search for causes of congenital malformations many methods have been used. Animal experiments have revealed a large number… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Congenital Malformations of the Central Nervous System in Scotland
The reports of the Registrar General for Scotland provide information not available elsewhere on the causes of stillbirth as well… 
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