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Alternative names:

anencephaly sequence

Treatment:

No specific therapy is recommended. This is a terminal condition.

Expectations (prognosis):

This condition is fatal. There is an increased incidence of neural tube defects in infants born following the prior birth of an anencephalic infant.

Complications:

Anencephaly is a fatal disease, there are no complications.

Calling your health care provider:

This condition is usually found by the physician during routine prenatal testing and ultrasound. If not, then it is noticed immediately upon birth of the infant.