Items tagged “anencephaly”
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Acrania anencephaly sequence
Acrania anencephaly sequence or acrania–exencephaly–anencephaly sequence is the progression from a relatively normal-appearing exposed brain due to an absent cranium (acrania) to an amorphous brain mass (exencephaly) to no recognisable brain tissue (anencephaly) 1.
Epidemiology
The acrania ane...
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Mickey Mouse sign (anencephaly)
The Mickey Mouse sign in obstetric ultrasound denotes the characteristic "floating appearance" of the fetal cerebral lobes due to the absence of the cranium due to anencephaly.
Radiographic features
The sign is best seen in the coronal plane (in relation to the fetal head), where the cerebral...