Anencephaly constitutes the most common type of malformation of the central nervous
system in humans and has been attributed to a defect in the closure of the anterior portion of …

BACKGROUND Oral consumption of synthetic folic acid can prevent neural tube defects
(NTDs), which are some of the most severe congenital anomalies. The prevalence of NTDs …

Neural tube defects (NTDs) are among the most common complex congenital malformations
observed in newborns. When the neural tube fails to close completely, severe malformations …

The authors present two cases of encephalocele, diagnosed at 11+ 0–13+ 6 wks scan. Case
1: Occipital encephalocele (max diameter 14 mm) without brain tissue was diagnosed at 12 …

In the spring of 2012, a nurse in Washington State detected a cluster of babies born with
anencephaly—a fatal condition in which infants are born without parts of the brain or skull …

OBJECTIVE: We assessed at a large university hospital the effect of prenatal diagnosis on
the birth of infants with anencephaly between 1972 and 1990. STUDY DESIGN: All 175 …

Objectives: The aim of this systematic literature review was to assess the appropriate
information about the prevalence of Neural Tube Defects among the Iranian population …

Objective To determine the prevalence and the timing of pregnancy termination relative to
the type of central nervous system (CNS) malformations. Design Retrospective cohort study …

The implementation of folic acid fortification will eliminate a proportion of neural tube defects
(NTD). As a result, the etiologic and clinical profiles of the developmental disorder may both …

Background In recent literature, there have been case reports of prenatal diagnosis of
hemimegalencephaly, an extremely rare entity characterized by enlargement of all or …