title: Iniencephaly: Case Report.
abstract: The iniencephaly involves a variable defect in the occipital bone, resulting in a large foramen magnum, partial or total absence of the cervical and thoracic vertebrae, accompanied by incomplete closure of arcs and/or vertebral bodies, significant shortening of the spinal column and hyperextension of the malformed cervicothoracic spine; the individual's face is deviated upward, the mandibular skin is directly continuous with anterior thorax due to the absence of neck. Its incidence is about 1:1000-1:2000 births, so this is a pretty rare neural tube defect. We present a case of iniencephaly in association with cardiovascular, spinal cord, and intracranial malformations that ended demonstrating the low survival of patients affected with this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cartagena, Colombia.
authors.forename: Hernando R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Alvis-Miranda
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cartagena, Colombia.
authors.forename: Doris A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bula-Anichiarico
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Magdalena, Colombia.
authors.forename: Willem G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Calderón-Miranda
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cartagena, Colombia.
authors.forename: Luis R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Moscote-Salazar
keywords: Dextrocardia; iniencephaly; neonatology; neural tube defect; neurosurgery