title: Prolonged unassisted survival in an infant with anencephaly.
abstract: Anencephaly is one of the most lethal congenital defects. This case report is of an anencephalic infant who lived to 28 months of life and defies current literature. She is the longest surviving anencephalic infant who did not require life-sustaining interventions. This case presents the obstacles that arose from this infant's prolonged life and recommendations based on these findings.
authors: Sylvan Lakes Family Physicians, Sylvania, Ohio, USA.
authors: Holly
authors: H
authors: Dickman
authors: Moses Cone Health System, Cone Health Family Medicine Center, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
authors: Kyle
authors: K
authors: Fletke
authors: ProMedica Toledo Hospital, Toledo, USA.
authors: Roberta E
authors: RE
authors: Redfern
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000757:Anencephaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008020:Life Support Care; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal