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Anencephaly – Causes of Anencephaly written by Corwin Brown
Anencephaly is a congenital malformation that occurs in approximately one in one thousand pregnancies. Anencephaly is a neural tube defect, just as is spina bifida. Life expectancy for an anencephalic baby is just a few hours, sometimes a few days at most.

Information on Anencephaly written by peter hutch

Anencephaly is a cephalic disorder that results from a neural tube defect that occurs when the cephalic (head) end of the neural tube fails to close, usually between the 23rd and 26th day of pregnancy citation needed, resulting in the absence of a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp

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