Evaluation of the cranial base in amnion rupture sequence involving the anterior neural tube: Implications regarding recurrence risk

Abstract

This technique provides a method for determining the developmental pathogenesis of anterior neural tube defects in cases of amnion rupture sequence. As such, it provides information that can be used to counsel parents of affected children with respect to recurrence risk.

Intrauterine Idiopathic Amputation of the Head of a Porcine Foetus

“…Anencephaly in such cases is probably due to abnormal development of the anterior part of the neural tube (Jones et al. ) rather than amputation of an already developed and ossified structure. In the present case, complete mummification of the head, disproportion between the size of the head and the body size (Fig.…”