Iniencephaly is a lethal and an extremely rare neural tube defect. It is characterized by fixed
retroflection of the head, cervical dysraphism and occipital bone defect. Associated …

Background Iniencephaly is a severe developmental abnormality of the craniovertebral
junction in which the head is retroflexed dramatically. Anatomic studies have identified …

The authors report a case of iniencephaly in a 6-year-old boy with a huge occipital bone
defect and encephalocele, extensive spina bifida of the cervical vertebrae and fixed …

OBJECTIVE: To present the prenatal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of
concomitant craniorachischisis and omphalocele, review the literature, and discuss the …

Iniencephaly is a rare and mostly lethal type of neural tube defect. The pattern of inheritance
of this group of malformations is multifactorial, rendering the identification of the underlying …

Iniencephaly is a rare kind of neural tube defect that is classified into two types of
iniencephaly apertus and iniencephaly clausus. This anomaly could be diagnosed …

Discussion We describe a patient with a rare complex malformation syndrome involving the
occipital bone, cervical and dorsal spine, and cerebral structures. The cervical and posterior …

Objective: Iniencephaly is a rare neural tube defectwith consisting of a defect in the occipital
bone, spina bifida of many vertebrae, and retroflexion of the head on the spine. In majorty of …

Introduction Iniencephaly is characterized by a defect in the occipital bone in the inion,
occipital encephalocele, spinal dysraphism and fixed hyperextension of the fetal head. The …

DISCUSSION Iniencephaly is a rare neural tube defect characterized by retroflexion of the
head, an occipital bone defect and rachischisis of the cervical and thoracic spine. It can be …