Anencephaly

"Anencephaly" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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

MeSH Number(s)

C10.500.680.196

C16.131.085.197

C16.131.666.680.196

Concept/Terms

Anencephaly

Incomplete Anencephaly

Aprosencephaly

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Anencephaly".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Nervous System Malformations [C10.500]
Neural Tube Defects [C10.500.680]
Anencephaly [C10.500.680.196]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]
Abnormalities, Severe Teratoid [C16.131.085]
Anencephaly [C16.131.085.197]
Nervous System Malformations [C16.131.666]
Neural Tube Defects [C16.131.666.680]
Anencephaly [C16.131.666.680.196]

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Bar chart showing 7 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
1996	1	0	1
2007	0	1	1
2018	1	1	2
2020	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Anencephaly" by people in Profiles.

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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Quantification of selection bias in studies of risk factors for birth defects among livebirths. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2020 11; 34(6):655-664.

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Malformations among infants of mothers with insulin-dependent diabetes: Is there a recognizable pattern of abnormalities? Birth Defects Res. 2018 01; 110(2):108-113.

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Iniencephaly. Birth Defects Res. 2018 01; 110(2):128-133.

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Acardia: epidemiologic findings and literature review from the International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2011 Nov 15; 157C(4):262-73.

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Three-year-old child with meroacrania - neurological signs. Brain Dev. 2011 Jan; 33(1):86-9.

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FOXN1 homozygous mutation associated with anencephaly and severe neural tube defect in human athymic Nude/SCID fetus. Clin Genet. 2008 Apr; 73(4):380-4.

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Teratogenicity of SSRIs--serious concern or much ado about little? N Engl J Med. 2007 Jun 28; 356(26):2732-3.

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XK-aprosencephaly and related entities. Am J Med Genet A. 2005 Nov 01; 138(4):401-10.

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Disruption of the MacMARCKS gene prevents cranial neural tube closure and results in anencephaly. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996 Jun 25; 93(13):6275-9.

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