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| | Anencephaly |
 | | Anencephaly is a condition present at birth that affects the formation of the brain and the skull bones that surround the head. | | | This opening may be left exposed (80 percent of the time), or covered with bone or skin (20 percent of the time). | | | Ultrasounds are used to view internal organs as they function, and to assess blood flow through various vessels. |
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http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_neuro/anenceph.cfm
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| | Fr. Benedict Ashley - Anencephaly |
| | Anencephaly is a distressing condition of infants whose brains have failed to develop during gestation beyond a very rudimentary stage. | | | The conclusion that infants with anencephaly are not brain-dead, however, should not be argued by claiming, as is done by some, that the brain-death definition of death now standard in medical practice is erroneous. | | | Yet the conclusion that the child with anencephaly has a right to ordinary care only and his or her caretakers only an obligation to give the child that kind of care, does not answer the question, "What is obligatory ordinary care?". |
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http://www.ewtn.com/library/PROLIFE/bcdanen3.htm
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| | Anencephaly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Infants born with anencephaly are usually blind, deaf, unconscious, and unable to feel pain. | | | There is no cure or standard treatment for anencephaly and the prognosis for affected individuals is poor. | | | Reflex actions such as respiration (breathing) and responses to sound or touch may occur. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anencephaly
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| | Catholic Culture : Document Library : Moral Principles Concerning Infants with Anencephaly |
| | According to the well-established teaching of the Catholic Church, the rights of a mother and her unborn child deserve equal protection because they are based on the dignity of the human person whatever the condition of that person. | | | The degree to which this defect affects the infant's cognitive-affective functioning is in dispute. | | | Modern medical techniques usually can determine this condition with a high degree of certainty before birth. |
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http://www.catholicculture.org/docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=542
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| | Anencephaly |
| | This can be coordinated with a woman's obstetrician, genetic counselor or neonatologist in a way that is complementary to the care that the mother, pregnancy or newborn are receiving. | | | Participation in the study will in no way affect a mother or baby's health or a family's decision-making process. | | | Duke CHG Research on Anencephaly and other NTDs |
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http://www.chg.duke.edu/diseases/anencephaly.html
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| | eMedicine - Anencephaly : Article by Robert G Best, PhD, FACMG |
| | Families not aware of the diagnosis of anencephaly prior to birth or for whom the diagnosis is still fresh probably will need extra emotional support and possibly grief counseling. | | | Medical Care: Because anencephaly is a lethal condition, heroic measures to extend the life of the infant are contraindicated. | | | Families may wish to participate in one of several ongoing studies of anencephaly or NTDs as a part of the healing process. |
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http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic639.htm
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| | FAQ about anencephaly |
| | If it is possible to keep the waters intact, the birth of an anencephalic child will happen in almost the same way as if the mother were giving birth to a healthy child, and will take as long. | | | Unfortunately, there is no known treatment for a child with an anencephaly. | | | The experience of mothers of anencephalic children has shown that the artificial breaking of waters significantly reduces the chances of the baby being born alive. (see report about the birth and life of babies with anencephaly) |
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http://www.anencephalie-info.org/e/faq.htm
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| | Anencephaly Information |
| | Anencephaly Network for more exchange than the reading of personal stories | | | A choice often made with very little information of what is in store for them. | | | Report about the birth and life of babies with anencephaly |
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http://www.anencephalie-info.org/e
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| | Anencephalic Angels |
| | My Jessica's story, information about anencephaly, support groups, memorial links, and inspirational stories are all found within the pages of Jessica's Journey. | | | We hope that our story can be a source of information, strength, and hope to others facing the loss of a child with anencephaly. | | | It is our hope that those who enter here will find comfort, support, and will feel a little less alone. |
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http://s.webring.com/hub?ring=jessica
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| | Re: How does a human body form without a brain, ie Anencephaly? |
| | These animal experiments further demonstrate that anencephaly results from the neural tube failing to close during embryonic development, and that the condition can be produced environmentally. | | | Re: How does a human body form without a brain, ie Anencephaly? | | | The main reason that in anencephaly ("without a brain") the rest of the body can function is that lots of the development and physiological body controls develop independently of the brain. |
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http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/aug97/867106197.Me.r.html
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| | OBGYN.net - Ultrasound Section Featured Article: Exencephaly-Anencephaly Sequence |
| | Differentiation of anencephaly from severe microcephaly or large encephaloceles can also be difficult, but in these conditions the cranial vault is always present. | | | High degree of fetal activity is often observed. | | | The condition results from the failure of the rostral (cephalic) neuropore to close. |
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http://www.obgyn.net/us/cotm/0006/Exencephaly-Anencephaly.htm
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| | Catholic World News : Doctors seek legalization of anencephaly abortion in Peru |
| | Anencephaly poses no risk to the life of the mother and in fact, babies who are born with this condition normally die within hours or days after birth, and the condition is not a justification for legal abortion in Peru, which is why the PSOG announcement was a surprise. | | | The protocol provides orientation to doctors on "how to act when they encounter the case of a fetus that will invariably die due to a hereditary deformation such as a deficiency in the cranium," that is, in the case of babies with anencephaly. | | | Catholic World News : Doctors seek legalization of anencephaly abortion in Peru |
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http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=33647
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| | Anencephaly |
| | Although it was thought that the risk is the same for each pregnancy, the results of long-term studies suggest that the observed rate of recurrence may be skewed slightly, by up to five percent, towards a recurrence. | | | Anencephaly is a disorder involving the incomplete development of major parts or all of the brain. | | | Symptoms of the following disorders can be similar to those of Anencephaly. |
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http://hw.healthdialog.com/kbase/nord/nord596.htm
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| | Anencephaly / Family Village |
| | Our purpose is to help parents who wish to continue these pregnancies, and help examine the reasons why we believe carrying a child with anencephaly can be a fulfilling decision. | | | We're here to share some personal stories, medical and causation information, support group resources, and other information. | | | Our support group consists of families who have had a baby born with anencephaly. |
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http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_anen.htm
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| | Introduction: Anencephaly - WrongDiagnosis.com |
| | Anencephaly information: A severe birth defect leading to improperly developed brain and spinal cord. | | | Treatments for Anencephaly: Various information is available about treatments available for Anencephaly, prevention of Anencephaly, current research about Anencephaly treatments, or research treatments for other diseases. | | | Researching symptoms of Anencephaly: Further information about the symptoms of Anencephaly is available including a list of symptoms of Anencephaly, or alternatively return to research other symptoms in the symptom center. |
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http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/a/anencephaly/intro.htm
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| | Finally, the relationship of anencephaly to NTDs is presented. | | | The trial provided critical scientific data upon which to base public health policy for preventing folic acid-preventable spina bifida and anencephaly. | | | SOURCE J Craniofac Genet Dev Biol 1990;10(2):163-74 ABSTRACT Anencephaly patients are of renewed interest because they are regarded as a potential source of organ donation. |
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http://www.webshells.com/medsrch/anenceph.txt
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| | Spina Bifida and Anencephaly Prevalence --- United States, 1991--2001 |
| | Larger declines after folic acid fortification were observed for both spina bifida and anencephaly when analysis was limited to these nine surveillance systems with enhanced ascertainment (10). | | | Alternatively, the findings from the observational studies might not be applicable to populationwide interventions (e.g., folic acid fortification), possibly because of biases or uncontrolled confounding that might have been present in the observational studies. | | | The inclusion of data from these two states does not have a significant effect on the overall prevalence for spina bifida or anencephaly, nor does it change the direction or pattern of change in the trend. |
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5113a3.htm
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| | Pharyngula::Anencephaly and right-wing moralizers |
| | This condition is called anencephaly, and it is untreatable and lethal. | | | I can't think of any reasons for this other than they don't fully understand what anencephaly is, or they don't care, knowing the bulk of abortion opponents don't really understand it. | | | That means it is possible that Americans are supporting a procedure that they do not wish to support. |
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http://pharyngula.org/index/weblog/comments/anencephaly_and_right_wing_moralizers
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| | Disease - Anencephaly - Hartford, Connecticut |
| | If anencephaly is detected before birth, further counseling will be needed. | | | This condition is usually found by the physician during routine prenatal testing and ultrasound. | | | Anencephaly is the absence of a large part of the brain and the skull. |
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http://www.saintfranciscare.com/1960.cfm
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| | eMedicine - Neural Tube Defects : Article by George Jallo, MD |
| | Medicine is a constantly changing science and not all therapies are clearly established. | | | These variations are consistent with the theory that NTDs are a phenotypically heterogeneous group of malformations with multifactorial inheritance in some cases and single gene defects in others. | | | Several clinical studies have shown that pregnant women who received folate during pregnancy had a significantly lower incidence of NTDs in their newborns. |
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http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic244.htm
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| | Dr. Nathan Pregnancy Glossary of Terms |
| | The neural tube is an embryonic structure in the developing fetus that forms the spinal cord and brain. | | | The risk of anencephaly and other NTD's can be reduced by taking appropriate amounts of folic acid before conception and throughout pregnancy. | | | This is a fatal malformation and these children usually die within a few days of delivery. |
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http://www.babyzone.com/drnathan/A/anencephaly.html
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| | Anencephaly of the Brain |
| | •In anencephaly, the infant is born with no cerebral hemispheres, only a rudimentary brainstem and brainstem, and no calvarium (skull bone). | | | •Anencephaly is due to failure of the anterior neural tube to close properly during very early intrauterine life. | | | •Anencephaly is seen in the United States at a frequency of 1:1000 births. |
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http://radiology.uchc.edu/eAtlas/CNS/664.htm
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| | Neuropathology Mini-Course |
| | The image above is an example of anencephaly. | | | However, intrauterine infections (e.g., toxoplasmosis) may still be able to produce congenital defects even late in intrauterine life. | | | The vault of the skull is usually missing, and the cerebral hemispheres, the diencephalon and meningeal membranes are not developed and are usually represented by an exposed mass of undifferentiated vascular and dysplastic neural tissue. |
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http://www.pathology.vcu.edu/WirSelfInst/devdis.html
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| | CNS Pathology |
| | The rate of anencephaly is now less than 1 in 10,000 live births in some places. | | | The incidence of anencephaly, one form of neural tube defect, has been reported to occur as frequently as 1 to 5 in 1000 live births in the past. | | | The absence of the fetal cranial vault in anencephaly is shown here. |
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http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/CNSHTML/CNS076.html
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| | Anencephaly - Kieran Noah Meert's Memorial Site |
| | This club is a Pro-Life support club for anyone who has carried their baby to term, and other's affected by Anencephaly. | | | This group is a online support group just for parents who've lost babies to Anencephaly. | | | I does not matter whether you have interrupted your pregnancy, or carried to term, all are welcome. |
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http://www.geocities.com/angel_meert/links.html
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| | FindArticles search for "Anencephaly" |
| | Neural tube defects (NTDs) are serious birth defects of the spine (spina bifida) and brain (anencephaly), affecting approximately 3,000 pregnancies each year in the United States (1). | | | Neural tube defects (NTDs) are serious birth defects of the spine (e.g., spina bifida) and the brain (e.g., anencephaly) that occur during early pregnancy,... | | | Spina bifida and anencephaly are the two most common neural tube defects (NTDs) in the United States, affecting approximately 4000 pregnancies each year. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/search?tb=art&qt=Anencephaly
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| | Anencephaly - [Support Group] |
| | For evidence-based information on diseases, conditions, symptoms, treatment and wellness issues, continue searching this site. | | | Provides support for families who have had a baby born with anencephaly or couples who are continuing a pregnancy after being diagnosed with an anencephalic infant. | | | Phone support, member discussion board, chat room, pregnancy message board. |
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http://www.peacehealth.org/kbase/shc/shc29ane.htm
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| | Pediatric Pathology |
| | The eyes appear proptotic with anencephaly because of the lack of the skull. |
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http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/PEDHTML/PED031.html
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| | Anencephaly |
| | After 12-13 gestational weeks, the normal fetal brain should be readily visible on transabdominal sonographic examination. | | | This is the most common and most severe form of open neural tube defect and has a 5% rate of recurrence in subsequent pregnancies. | | | Anencephaly will result if there is failure of complete fusion of the neural tube. |
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http://brighamrad.harvard.edu/Cases/bwh/hcache/37/full.html
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| | Anencephaly |
| | *anencephaly arises from an embryonic defect occurring prior to day 26 which prevents the closure of the anterior neuropore - the frequency of anencephaly has decreased during past 2 decades - CNS findings: |
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http://www.angelfire.com/mn/michaelashope/anencephalyfact.html
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| | Anencephaly |
| | Anencephaly - Head 48385 US Anencephaly of the Brain | | | Lack of Serologic Evidence for an Association between Cache Valley Virus Infection and Anencephaly and other Neural Tube Defects in | | | A Site for Anencephaly and Anencephalic Angels -- The Ten Perfect Fingers Web Site |
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http://www.ability.org.uk/anencephaly.html
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| | Anencephaly |
| | I lost my first child due to anencephaly. | | | Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 12:20 am Post subject: Re: Anencephaly | | | Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 10:11 am Post subject: Anencephaly |
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| | vitamin - Columbia Encyclopedia article about vitamin |
| | Inadequate amounts of folic acid in the diet of pregnant women have been strongly associated with neural tube defects (i.e., spina bifida and anencephaly) in newborns; fortification of flours, cornmeal, rice, and pasta (in a manner similar to the fortification of milk with vitamin D) has been required in the United States since 1998. |
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http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/vitamin
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