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Iniencephaly rarely has been reported prenatally. This is a fatal neural tube defect involving occiput and inions combined with rachischiasis of the cervical and thoracic spine with reteroflexion of the head.
Iniencephaly rarely has been reported prenatally. This is a fatal neural tube defect involving occiput and inions combined with rachischiasis of the cervical and thoracic spine with reteroflexion of the head.
No synonyms, prevalence 0.1 - 10:10,000, M:1 F:9, etiology is unknown, prognosis is universally fatal, recurrence risk - 1.4% differential diagnosis - klippel feil or anencephaly with spinal retroflexion. Associated anomalies includes - Agnathia, cephalocele, microstomia, palatal anteversion, spinabifida, omphalocele, gastroschisis, diaphragmatic hemia, pulmonary agenesis. The diagnosis of Inencephaly is established when occipital bone defect, cervical dysraphism and fixed retroflexion of fetal head seen. Five rare case with long term survival have been reported and surgical correction of this deformity has also been described