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01-20-2013, 03:43 PM
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Re: Name That Birth Defect
Isn't there a baby on here similar to that one? I know I saw it somewhere recently, the baby had a little hat on over the brain protrusion in one photo, and there was an ultrasound photo where you could see the defect.
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02-06-2013, 09:12 PM
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Re: Name That Birth Defect
This is actually a very large encephalocele. It can mimic anencephaly, but in this case the brain did develop and herniated through a skull defect. In anencephaly, the brain doesn't develop.
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02-06-2013, 11:16 PM
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Re: Name That Birth Defect
Anencephaly = no brain develops at all, so the head is really small. Encephalocele = brain does develop, but kinda squeezes out of an opening in the skull, only surrounded by skin. Hope this helps!  |
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02-06-2013, 11:20 PM
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Re: Name That Birth Defect
Brometheus... To add to above reply, in Encephalocele the head appears like twice as large as normal. Basically the brain grows on the outside of the skull.
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