title: Prenatal diagnosis of exencephaly.
abstract: This paper presents a sonographic diagnosis of exencephaly made during the last trimester of gestation. The sonogram showed the absence of bones in the cranial vault together with the presence of a disorganized cerebral mass, with loss of its normal anatomy. Post-partum examination of the newborn confirmed the findings of the sonogram. We briefly review the characteristics of exencephaly, its aetiology, and its relationship to anencephaly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Maternoinfantil, Ciudad Sanitaria Vall d'Hebron, Autonomic University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casellas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rovira
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pla
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cabero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006801:Humans; D008588:Meningocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal