Anencephaly

Case contributed by Shrikant Nagare , 15 Apr 2015
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Avni K P Skandhan, 17 Jun 2015

Updates to Case Attributes

Presentation was changed:
Patient came for second trimester scan. ( 16/40)
Age changed from 16 weeks of gestation to .

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

On ultrasound examination of the fetus, the fetal skull bones and brain parenchyma was not visualized. Biparietal diameter and head circumference could not be measured. 

A coronal section through the fetal face was showing a 'frog' like bulging of eyes and absent frontal bones. 

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