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Anencephaly - Treatment

Alternative Names

Aprosencephaly with open cranium

Treatment:

There is no current therapy. Talk to your doctor about care decisions.

Expectations (prognosis):

This condition usually causes death within a few days.

Calling your health care provider:

A health care provider usually detects this condition during routine prenatal testing and ultrasound. Otherwise, it is recognized at birth.

If anencephaly is detected before birth, further counseling will be needed.

Ultrasound, normal fetus - ventricles of brain

Reviewed last on: 7/26/2007
Daniel Rauch, M.D., FAAP., Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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