Anencephaly Definition

Anencephaly Sentence Examples

• If this tube forms incompletely during the first few months of pregnancy, a serious, and often fatal, defect results in spina bifida or anencephaly (formation of the head without the brain).

• These types of defects include spinal column defects (spina bifida) and anencephaly (a severe and usually fatal brain abnormality).

• One such congenital brain anomaly, anencephaly (literally "without brain") results when the topmost portion of the tube fails to close and the brain does not develop.

• Anencephaly is the most common severe malformation seen in stillborn births.

• Anencephaly is sometimes seen to run in families, and for parents who have conceived one anencephalic fetus, the risk of a second is as high as 5 percent.