Anencephaly is a type of neural tube defect. During pregnancy, your baby's brain and spine start to form as a flat disk of cells. This flat disk rolls into a tube-like structure called the neural ...

Anencephaly is a birth defect in which the brain and bones of the skull don’t form completely while the baby is in the womb. As a result, the baby’s brain, particularly the cerebral cortex ...

The two most common birth defects related to the neural tube include spina bifida and anencephaly. The fetal brain and spinal column are developed from the neural tube - anencephaly is caused by ...

Genes Which are Related to Anencephaly Anencephaly is most likely caused by the interaction of multiple genetic and environmental factors. While some of the factors have been identified others ...

Anencephaly, sometimes referred to as 'open skull', is a rare birth defect. It causes parts of a foetus' brain, scalp and skull to not form completely. The defect occurs during the third and ...

Emersyn Rogers was diagnosed with anencephaly when mom was 20 weeks pregnant. — -- A couple carrying their terminally ill child to term is hoping to donate her organs and help keep other ...