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anencephaly
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anencephaly

Absence of the cerebral hemispheres and the surrounding skull plates. Anencephalic babies do not survive more than a few hours. A neural tube defect, it can be detected prenatally.



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The following birth anomalies were included in the combined categories, based on organ system classification, but were not analyzed as single categories due to low number of observations: anencephalus, spina bifida/meningocele, hydrocephalus, microcephalus, rectal atresia/stenosis, tracheo-esophageal fistula, omphalocele, other gastrointestinal anomalies, renal agenesis, diaphragmatic hernia.
Birth malformations and other adverse perinatal outcomes in four U.S. ... by Schreinemachers, Dina M. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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