Background: Neural tube defects (NTDs) consist of a variety of central nervous system
abnormalities, most of which result from a lack of closure of the neural tube. Aims and …

Introduction: Anencephaly is a serious neural tube defect in which parts of the brain and
skull are not developed. But apart from this it is also associated with other malformations …

Discussion Anencephaly is a defect in the closure of the neural tube during fetal
development. A baby born with anencephaly is usually blind and deaf. It is one of the most …

The aerodigestive and communicative behaviors of anencephalic and hydranencephalic
patients are assessed from literature sources and are compared with documented neural …

Abstract Introduction: A 5-month-old female patient with an intrauterine diagnosis at 5
months of anencephaly plus hydrocephalus with a poor prognosis. Obtained by caesarean …

Abstract The rural Yakima Valley community in central Washington in the United States has
suffered from a long-running tragedy of a cluster of babies with anencephaly, with an initial …

This chapter highlights the relationship between COVID-19 infection and the occurrence of
anencephaly since the literature is poor on this issue. Morocco has experienced, like the …

Objectives: Anencephaly is the severest form of neural tube defects. The present study was
undertaken to evaluate the development of brain and spinal cord in anencephalic human …

Introduction: Morocco has experienced, like the whole world, the COVID-19 pandemic. Until
the writing of this article, a subjective observation of the increase in the number of …

Background: Anencephaly occurs due to the complete absence of cranial vault and
subsequent disruption of the cerebral cortex with a severely damaged brain. In …