PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF EXCENCEPHALY : A CASE REPORT
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Prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of 18 weeks gestational age fetus with Exencephaly is reported. Transabdominal ultrasound showed absence of fetal skull with presence of a large volume of brain tissue. The condition is rare and has a lethal outcome. Some authors have called Exencephaly as the variant or precursor of Anencephaly.
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