anencephaly…

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ultrasound, normal fetus, ventricles of brain, aprosencephaly, open cranium, anencephaly, absence of a large part, the brain, skull, anencephaly, neural tube defect that occurs early, in the development of an unborn baby, neural tube defects involve the tissue that grows, brain, spinal cord, anencephaly results, the upper portion, the neural tube fails to close, why this happens is not known, causes, environmental toxins, low intake of folic acid, pregnancy, anencephaly occurs in, 4 out of 10,000 births, exact number, many of these pregnancies spontaneously abort, having one anencephalic infant increases the risk of having another child, neural tube defects, mother, is too much fluid, in the uterus, often suggests a problem, the pregnancy, polyhydramnios, birth, infant, absence, the skull, absence, the brain, cerebral hemispheres, cerebellum, facial feature abnormalities, heart defects, following tests, identify anencephaly, prepregnancy serum folic acid test, amniocentesis, done on the mother, increased levels of alpha-fetoprotein, alpha-fetoprotein levels, pregnancy, increased levels suggest a neural tube defect, urine estriol levels, pregnancy, ultrasound to confirm the diagnosis, no specific therapy, fatal condition, condition, fatal, condition, found by the physician, routine prenatal testing, ultrasound, recognized at birth, anencephaly is detected, birth, further counseling, become pregnant to get enough folic acid, to reduce the risk of some neural tube defects, getting the right amount, folic acid, at least three months, becoming pregnant, first month of pregnancy, getting enough folic acid, reduce the chance of neural tube defects by 50 percent.