Incomplete Anencephaly: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Clinical Outlook
1. Introduction Incomplete anencephaly, also medically categorized under the broader term meroanencephaly, is a severe congenital anomaly characterized by the partial absence of the cranial vault and overlying skin, with some preservation of brain tissue. The bottom line up front is that this condition is a profound neural tube defect occurring early in embryonic development, … Read more