61. Memorial To Mary Elizabeth Karg A site dedicated to the memory of an anencephalic infant. http://www.anencephaly.net/mary.html

In Loving Memory of Mary Elizabeth Karg September 3, 1998 - September 4, 1998 Our Story We were excited when we found out about Patricia being pregnant again - we had had a miscarriage during a prior pregnancy. We were also in the midst of raising Joshua, a strong willed two year old. Since Joshua was taken via c-section at 37 weeks due to Patricia's toxemia and also because of the miscarriage, Patricia was watched by her doctor very carefully. We were able to agree on names for the baby early - Christopher Thomas or Mary Elizabeth. The baby was due on September 9, 1998. About 18 weeks into the pregnancy, the doctor did an AFP test, and the result came back abnormal. The doctor explained that there are two reasons for this. Either the due date is miscalculated or the baby could have a neural tube defect. She sent us to have an ultrasound to verify the due date. The ultrasound took place on April 15, 1998. I went with Patricia and Joshua, and we looked forward to early glimpses of our baby. Patricia wanted to know the babies sex, but I did not. However, we were not expecting the doctor to inform us that the baby had anencephaly. It was quite a shock. We asked the doctor what to do next. He said that most people terminate the pregnancy, because they consider the baby to be non-viable. However, we knew that there was a life in there, and knew that we should give her every chance to live. When we discussed this with our doctor, she agreed and also arranged for a second ultrasound.

62. OBGYN.net - Ultrasound Section Featured Article: Exencephaly-Anencephaly Sequenc Exencephaly – anencephaly Sequence and its Sonographic Features Reliable sonographic diagnosis of anencephaly is usually possible in early second http://www.obgyn.net/us/cotm/0006/Exencephaly-Anencephaly.htm

FEATURED ARTICLE OF THE MONTH Exencephaly – Anencephaly Sequence and its Sonographic Features by Martin Necas RDMS, RVT Terry DuBose, MS, RDMS and Vicki Taylor , LM, CPM June 2000 Citation: NecasM, DuBoseT, TaylorV: "Exencephaly -Anencephaly Sequence and its Sonographic Features". June 2000; http://www.obgyn.net/us/cotm/0006/exencephaly-anencephaly.htm Introduction Anencephaly represents the most common neural tube defect. It’s incidence is approximately 1:1000 with female predominance (4:1) and geographical variability. , as well as observations on ultrasonography combined with amniotic fluid cytology. Ultrasound Findings Reliable sonographic diagnosis of anencephaly is usually possible in early second trimester (10-14wks GA) . Conventional 2D ultrasound is accurate in diagnosing anencephaly and the sensitivity is virtually 100% after 14wks GA . 3D sonography has been shown to be equally effective in detecting anencephaly. On ultrasound, the cranial vault (bony calvarium) is symmetrically absent. Rudimentary brain tissue (area cerebrovasculosa) is covered by a membrane, but not bone (Figure 1,2). This be seen protruding from the base of the skull in the early second trimester, and gradually degenerates until the appearance of the head is completely flattened behind the facial structures. Facial views reveal frog-like appearance with prominent bulging eyeballs (Figure 3,4). Associated polyhydramnios usually develops in the second trimester and is likely due to absent or ineffective fetal swallowing (Figure 3). High degree of fetal activity is often observed.

63. Anencephaly: Definition And Much More From Answers.com an·en·ceph·a·ly ( an ?nsef ?-le ) n. , pl. -lies . Congenital absence of most of the brain and spinal cord. http://www.answers.com/topic/anencephaly

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Dictionary Medical Obscure WordNet Best of Web Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping anencephaly Dictionary an·en·ceph·a·ly ăn ən-sĕf ə-lē n. pl. -lies Congenital absence of most of the brain and spinal cord. an en·ce·phal ic -sə-făl ĭk adj. Medical an·en·ceph·a·ly ăn ən-sĕf ə-lē n. Congenital absence of most of the brain and spinal cord. an en·ce·phal ic -sə-făl ĭk ) or an en·ceph a·lous -sĕf ə-ləs adj. an·en·ceph·a·ly an en-sef ă- lē n. markedly defective development of the brain, together with absence of the bones of the cranial vault and the cerebral and cerebellar hemispheres, and with only a rudimentary brain stem and some traces of basal ganglia present Obscure anencephalic /an en ce PHAL ic/ characterized by partial or total absence of the brain WordNet Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words. The noun anencephaly has one meaning: Meaning #1 a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres Synonym: anencephalia Best of the Web Some good "anencephaly" pages on the web: Health Topic www.cdc.gov

64. ► Anencephaly A medical encycopedia article on the topic anencephaly. http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/001580.htm

var MenuLinkedBy='AllWebMenus [2]', awmBN='530'; awmAltUrl=''; Disease Nutrition Surgery Symptoms Injury ... Z Maryland Medical Center Programs UM Hospital for Children Home Medical Reference Encyclopedia (English) Toggle English Spanish Anencephaly Overview Symptoms Treatment Prevention Definition: The absence of both the skull and cerebral portions of the brain. Alternative Names: Aprosencephaly with open cranium Causes, incidence, and risk factors: Anencephaly is a "neural tube defect" (a defect occurring early in fetal development that damages the primitive tissue which will become the brain and spinal cord). When the upper portion of the neural tube fails to close, anencephaly results, however, the specific cause is unknown. Findings suggest that it may be related to environmental toxins ; however, no absolute connections have been made. Also, low plasma levels of folic acid have been implicated in contributing to neural tube defects. The incidence may reach 3.6 to 4.6 out of 10,000 births. The exact incidence is unknown, as most of these infants probably spontaneously abort. Risk factors include having a previous pregnancy with anencephaly. Nutrition is thought to play an important part in the development of neural tube defects of which anencephaly is only one. The specific nutrition risk factor is thought to be low serum levels of folic acid.

65. AllRefer Health - Anencephaly (Aprosencephaly With Open Cranium) anencephaly (Aprosencephaly with Open Cranium) information center covers causes, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, incidence, risk factors, signs, http://health.allrefer.com/health/anencephaly-info.html

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66. Anencephaly A Posterior View Of A Stillborn With Anencephaly anencephaly A posterior view of a stillborn with anencephaly discloses vascular and fibrous tissue at the base of the skull, with no overlying bone or skin http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroslides/slide183.html

Lab 1: Basic Reaction to Injury (1-7) Lab 2: Vascular Diseases (8-28) Lab 2: Vascular Diseases (29-49) Lab 3: Edema and Herniation (50-59) ... Home Anencephaly: A posterior view of a stillborn with anencephaly discloses vascular and fibrous tissue at the base of the skull, with no overlying bone or skin. Microscopically, one usually finds islands of malformed brain substance.

67. Anencephaly Anencephaly Represents Complete Failure Of anencephaly anencephaly represents complete failure of development of forebrain structures. The calvarium is hypoplastic or absent; the base of the skull http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroslides/slide182.html

Lab 1: Basic Reaction to Injury (1-7) Lab 2: Vascular Diseases (8-28) Lab 2: Vascular Diseases (29-49) Lab 3: Edema and Herniation (50-59) ... Home Anencephaly: Anencephaly represents complete failure of development of forebrain structures. The calvarium is hypoplastic or absent; the base of the skull is thick and flattened. The orbits are shallow causing protrusion of the eyes, with the characteristic facies depicted here.

68. MCH Glossary anencephaly. Serious underdevelopment of the brain and spinal cord that usually can not support life. ASK Line. Answers for Special Kids toll free line in http://www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/mch/cshcn_glossary.htm

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69. Anencephaly anencephaly Updated June 30, 2005 Diagram of anencephaly anencephaly Support Foundation (ASF); Management of a Pregnancy With an Anencephalic Baby http://www.noah-health.org/en/bns/disorders/cephalic/anencephaly.html

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71. Anencephaly Medical Information anencephaly Information from Drugs.com. Definition. anencephaly is the absence of a large part of the brain and the skull. http://www.drugs.com/enc/anencephaly.html

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72. Definition Of Anencephaly anencephaly is a fatal birth defect that happens when the neural tube does not fully close at Babies with anencephaly die before or shortly after birth. http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/folicacid/excite/Files_in_use/anenc.htm

an·en·ceph·a·ly Anencephaly is a fatal birth defect that happens when the neural tube does not fully close at the top. As a result, part of the skull and brain are missing. Babies with anencephaly die before or shortly after birth.

73. Spina Bifida And Anencephaly Prevalence --- United States, 1991--2001 occurred in neural tube defects (spina bifida and anencephaly combined). Spina bifida declined 24% during this period, and anencephaly declined 21%. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5113a3.htm

Spina Bifida and Anencephaly Prevalence - United States, 19912001 Prepared by T. J. Mathews, M.S. Margaret A. Honein, Ph.D. J. David Erickson, D.D.S., Ph.D Division of Vital Statistics National Center for Health Statistics Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Summary Introduction In 1992, the U.S. Public Health Service recommended that women of childbearing age increase consumption of the vitamin folic acid to reduce the number of spina bifida and anencephaly cases in the United States ( ). In 1996, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated that all enriched cereal grain products be fortified with folic acid ( ). An optional period for folic acid cereal grain enrichment started in March 1996, and mandatory fortification began in January 1998. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) documented that these public health actions were effective in increasing folate status among U.S. women of childbearing age from NHANES III (19891994) to NHANES 1999 ( ). In 2001, researchers from CDC determined that the overall birth prevalence of these two neural tube defects declined 19% after mandatory folic acid fortification (

74. NTD Anencephaly Incidence Birth Prevalence of anencephaly and Spina Bifida in Oregon 1971 to 1993 Between 1971 and 1993, a total of 323 cases of anencephaly and 295 cases of http://mchneighborhood.ichp.edu/pacnorgg/GNW/NTD_Anenceph_incidence.html

PacNoRGG Home GNW sorted by date GNW sorted by topic Genetics Northwest August 1996 Volume X, Number 4 June 7, 2001: The information in this article was accurate as of the publication date, but has not been updated since. Please be aware that some information may be out of date. -PacNoRGG editor Birth Prevalence of Anencephaly and Spina Bifida in Oregon 1971 to 1993 Barbara Pizacani, MPH, RN Project Epidemiologist Oregon Office of Disabilities Prevention Editor’s note The states of Oregon and Washington currently have Centers for Disease Control Disabilities Prevention Grants. Each grantee selects three focus areas. The Oregon project has chosen prevention of neural tube defects as one of its focus areas. This dovetails nicely with PacNoRGG Prenatal Diagnosis committee projects, which include education of primary care providers about triple marker screening, and folic acid education for couples at increased risk to have a baby with a neural tube defect. Oregon Disabilities Prevention staff have become active PacNoRGG members, and have been especially helpful in both Prenatal Genetics and Data committee projects.

75. Anencephaly - Information News Five years ago, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers first reported finding that the nutrient choline played a critical role in memory http://www.news-medical.net/?keyword=Anencephaly

76. Anencephaly anencephaly is a congenital fetal defect involving the absence of the higher While it is possible to diagnose anencephaly as early as the 10th or 12th http://www.ascensionhealth.org/ethics/public/issues/anencephaly.asp

- Select - Advocacy AHV Ethics Finance HIPAA Leadership Dev Locations Newsroom Patient Safety Site Map Statistics Select a State AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA PR RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Anencephaly Anencephaly is a congenital fetal defect involving the absence of the higher brain, sometimes with the absence of the brain stem, but usually with the brain stem intact. While it is possible to diagnose anencephaly as early as the 10th or 12th week of pregnancy, in clinical practice it is typically diagnosed between 15-18 weeks. Statistics suggest that over 95% of anencephalic neonates will not survive more than a week after birth. Although a few cases have been reported in which anencephalic infants have survived for three or four months, these cases are rare and call the diagnosis itself into question. Regardless, any prolonged survival of the anencephalic infant would require continuous aggressive medical treatment that may be considered disproportionate means . [The Medical Task Force on Anencephaly, "The Infant with Anencephaly," New England Journal of Medicine In the 1950s and 1960s, before the use of ultrasound techniques for monitoring fetal development, the prevalence rates for anencephaly ranged from 1.39 to 1.93 per 1,000 births [D. Alan Shewmon, "Anencephaly: Selected Medical Aspects,"

77. © The Centre For Genetics Education Illness Schizophrenia and Manic Depression - Genetic Aspects. Alzheimer Disease - Genetic Aspects. Neural Tube Defects - Spina Bifida and anencephaly http://www.genetics.com.au/factsheet/52.htm

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78. Anencephaly A Site for anencephaly and Anencephalic Angels The Ten Perfect Fingers Web Site Transplantation of Organs from Newborns with anencephaly anencephaly http://www.ability.org.uk/anencephaly.html

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79. Statistics About Anencephaly - WrongDiagnosis.com Statistics about anencephaly as a medical condition including prevalence, incidence, death rates, and social and hospital statistics. http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/a/anencephaly/stats.htm

Home Symptoms Diseases Risks ... Anencephaly Search our medical database Subscribe to our free Newsletter sample Send this page to a friend Condition Lists By Organ By Symptom By Class By Prevalence ... List A-Z Current chapter: Anencephaly Next sections Statistics by Country for Anencephaly Hospital Statistics for Anencephaly Articles about Anencephaly Glossary for Anencephaly Next chapters: Arteriovenous Malformation Craniosynostosis Dandy-Walker Syndrome Empty Sella Syndrome ... Feedback Statistics about Anencephaly About statistics: This page presents a variety of statistics about Anencephaly. The term 'prevalence' of Anencephaly usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Anencephaly at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Anencephaly refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Anencephaly diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see

80. Basic Summary For Anencephaly - WrongDiagnosis.com Overview of anencephaly as a medical condition including introduction, prevalence, prognosis, profile, symptoms, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, and treatment. http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/a/anencephaly/basics.htm

Home Symptoms Diseases Risks ... Anencephaly Search our medical database Subscribe to our free Newsletter sample Send this page to a friend Condition Lists By Organ By Symptom By Class By Prevalence ... List A-Z Current chapter: Anencephaly Next sections Prevalence and Incidence of Anencephaly Prognosis of Anencephaly Causes of Anencephaly Symptoms of Anencephaly ... Treatments for Anencephaly Next chapters: Arteriovenous Malformation Craniosynostosis Dandy-Walker Syndrome Empty Sella Syndrome ... Feedback Basic Summary for Anencephaly Main name of condition: Anencephaly What is Anencephaly? Brief description of Anencephaly: A severe birth defect leading to improperly developed brain and spinal cord. Parent types of Anencephaly: Congenital conditions Brain conditions Cephalic disorders Neural tube defect Organs Affected by Anencephaly: brain spinal cord How many people get Anencephaly? Incidence (annual) of Anencephaly: less than 4,000 cases (the rate for spina bifida and anencephaly, NWHIC) Incidence Rate of Anencephaly: approx 1 in 68,000 or 0.00% or 4,000 people in USA [ about data Incidence of Anencephaly: Each year in the U.S., 4,000 pregnancies are affected by birth defects of the spine and brain, called spina bifida and anencephaly.

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