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exencephaly [ek′sənsef′əlē] Etymology: L, ex, out + Gk, enkephalos, brain a developmental anomaly characterized by lack of all or part of the skull, so that the brain is exposed. exencephaly a congenital defect in which the brain is completely exposed or protrudes through a defect in the cranial vault. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Many other associations have been found with pentalogy of Cantrell, which include the following: Amniotic band syndrome with limb anomalies, structural cardiac defects with pericardial effusion, exencephaly, cystic hygroma, infraumbilical defects with cloacal and bladder exstrophy, and bilateral inguinal hernias. The supposed actin dependency of anterior but not posterior neuropore closure in mouse embryos (Ybot-Gonzalez and Copp 1999) could thus explain why exencephaly is the dominant NTD observed in VPA-exposed mice (Nau et al. Significant increases in the incidences' of exencephaly, ablepharia, and anomalies of the vertebral centra, sternebrae, and ribs were also caused by PAD pretreatment. |
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