Casellas M, Ferrer M, Rovira M, Pla F, Martinez M A, Cabero L
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Maternoinfantil, Ciudad Sanitaria Vall d'Hebron, Autonomic University of Barcelona, Spain.
Prenat Diagn. 1993 May;13(5):417-22. doi: 10.1002/pd.1970130515.
This paper presents a sonographic diagnosis of exencephaly made during the last trimester of gestation. The sonogram showed the absence of bones in the cranial vault together with the presence of a disorganized cerebral mass, with loss of its normal anatomy. Post-partum examination of the newborn confirmed the findings of the sonogram. We briefly review the characteristics of exencephaly, its aetiology, and its relationship to anencephaly.
