 Anencephaly
"Anencephaly" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A malformation of the nervous system caused by failure of the anterior neuropore to close. Infants are born with intact spinal cords, cerebellums, and brainstems, but lack formation of neural structures above this level. The skull is only partially formed but the eyes are usually normal. This condition may be associated with folate deficiency. Affected infants are only capable of primitive (brain stem) reflexes and usually do not survive for more than two weeks. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p247)
| Descriptor ID |
D000757
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.500.680.196 C16.131.085.197 C16.131.666.680.196
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| Concept/Terms |
Anencephaly- Anencephaly
- Congenital Absence of Brain
- Brain Congenital Absence
- Anencephalus
- Absence of Brain, Congenital
- Anencephalia
- Anencephalias
Incomplete Anencephaly- Incomplete Anencephaly
- Anencephaly, Incomplete
- Partial Anencephaly
- Anencephalies, Partial
- Anencephaly, Partial
- Partial Anencephalies
- Hemicranial Anencephaly
- Anencephaly, Hemicranial
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| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Anencephaly" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Shlobin NA, Ghotme K, Caceres A, Ocal E, Pattisapu JV, Rosseau G, Blount JP, Boop FA. Neurosurgeon-Led Advocacy for Folic Acid Fortification to Prevent Spina Bifida. World Neurosurg. 2023 04; 172:96-97.
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Weber KA, Yang W, Carmichael SL, Collins RT, Luben TJ, Desrosiers TA, Insaf TZ, Le MT, Evans SP, Romitti PA, Yazdy MM, Nembhard WN, Shaw GM. Assessing associations between residential proximity to greenspace and birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Environ Res. 2023 01 01; 216(Pt 3):114760.
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Shlobin NA, Roach JT, Kancherla V, Caceres A, Ocal E, Ghotme KA, Lam S, Park KB, Rosseau G, Blount JP, Boop FA. The role of neurosurgeons in global public health: the case of folic acid fortification of staple foods to prevent spina bifida. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2023 01 01; 31(1):8-15.
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