Iniencephaly is not uniformly fatal.
Iniencephaly is an uncommon, but not rare, lesion involving a fusion between the posterior occipital bone and the cervical spine. Many cases are associated with other cranio-cervical abnormalities and anencephaly, and most are associated with other structural abnormalities. The prognosis is thought to be dismal. We describe a male infant, one of twins, who was diagnosed prenatally as having iniencephaly. The child was born without complication and has grown and thrived. This is the fourth patient with long-term survival with iniencephaly. We recommend that non-directive counselling be applied when presenting the findings of iniencephaly to parents.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7570.
Aylsworth
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Albright
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002657:Child Development; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery