Acrania

Acrania

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Acrania is a cephalic disorder of a human fetus characterised by a partial or complete absence of the cranium. The condition is frequently, though not always, associated with anencephaly. [http://www.thefetus.net/page.php?id=77 Acrania: review of 13 cases] - Tae-Hee Kwon, MD*, Jim King, MD, Philippe Jeanty, MD, PhD]

Diagnosis

Ultrasound can be involved in diagnosis.cite journal |author=Liu IF, Chang CH, Yu CH, Cheng YC, Chang FM |title=Prenatal diagnosis of fetal acrania using three-dimensional ultrasound |journal=Ultrasound in medicine & biology |volume=31 |issue=2 |pages=175–8 |year=2005 |pmid=15708455 |doi=10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2004.10.005]

Prognosis

Whether diagnosed during pregnancy or at birth, the condition is invariably fatal. ]

References

*RareDiseases|361|Acalvaria (Acrania)


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  • Acrania — A*cra ni*a, n. [NL., from Gr. a priv. + ? skull.] 1. (Physiol.) Partial or total absence of the skull. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Zo[ o]l.) The lowest group of Vertebrata, including the amphioxus, in which no skull exists. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Acrania — Acranĭa (lat.), Schädellose, s. Röhrenherzen …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • acrania — monstruosidad caracterizada por la falta total o parcial del cráneo [ICD 10: Q00.0] Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010 …   Diccionario médico

  • Acrania —   Plural, Unterstamm der Chordatiere, Schädellose.   …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Acrania — Acrania, Leptocardii, Cephalochordata, Schädellose, knapp 30 marine, getrenntgeschlechtige Arten umfassender Unterstamm der ⇒ Chordata. Bis 7 cm lang; fischähnlicher Körper ohne deutlichen Kopfabschnitt. Die Untersuchung des Lanzettfischchens ⇒… …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • Acrania — vgl. Akranie …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • ACRANIA — (от греч. а отриц. част, и kranion череп), бесчерепные, подтип типа хордовых; по своей организации представляют много общего с позвоночными, хотя не имеют не только черепа и позвоночного столба, но и головного мозга, вместо которого имеется… …   Большая медицинская энциклопедия

  • acrania — s. f. Ausência de crânio.   ‣ Etimologia: a + grego kraníon + ia …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Acrania — Schädellose Lanzettfischchen Branchiostoma lanceolatum Systematik Unterreich: Vielzellige Tiere (Metazoa) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Acrania — A group of the phylum Chordata whose members possess a notochord, gill slits, and nerve cord but no vertebrae, ribs, or skull; e.g., Amphioxus, tunicates, and acorn worms. [G. a priv. + kranion, skull] * * * Acrania n pl in some classifications a …   Medical dictionary

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