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Fixed head retroflexion

MedGen UID:
1374080
•Concept ID:
C4477023
•
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0031178

Definition

Head is bent in the posterior direction in a permanent fashion. [from HPO]

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  • CROGVFixed head retroflexion

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Etiology

Prenatal diagnosis in three cases of iniencephaly with unusual postmortem findings.
Balci S, Aypar E, Altinok G, Boduroğlu K, Beksaç MS
Prenat Diagn 2001 Jul;21(7):558-62. doi: 10.1002/pd.97. PMID: 11494291
Iniencephaly: prenatal diagnosis and management.
Sahid S, Sepulveda W, Dezerega V, Gutierrez J, Rodriguez L, Corral E
Prenat Diagn 2000 Mar;20(3):202-5. PMID: 10719321
Iniencephaly: neuroradiological and surgical features. Case report and review of the literature.
Erdinçler P, Kaynar MY, Canbaz B, Koçer N, Kuday C, Ciplak N
J Neurosurg 1998 Aug;89(2):317-20. doi: 10.3171/jns.1998.89.2.0317. PMID: 9688130

Diagnosis

Surgical Outcome in an Iniencephaly Survivor: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Khatri D, Gosal JS, Joseph J, Das KK, Bhaisora KS, Kumar R
World Neurosurg 2019 Sep;129:105-109. Epub 2019 May 29 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.05.202. PMID: 31150861
Iniencephaly: clinical, radiological and surgical findings.
Shams Amiri R, Faghih Jouibari M, Nejat F, El Khashab M
Pediatr Neurosurg 2010;46(4):290-3. Epub 2010 Dec 30 doi: 10.1159/000320145. PMID: 21196794
Antenatal Sonography and MRI of Iniencephaly apertus and clausus.
Gadodia A, Gupta P, Sharma R, Kumar S, Gupta G
Fetal Diagn Ther 2010;27(3):178-80. Epub 2010 Mar 2 doi: 10.1159/000291472. PMID: 20197655
Prenatal diagnosis in three cases of iniencephaly with unusual postmortem findings.
Balci S, Aypar E, Altinok G, Boduroğlu K, Beksaç MS
Prenat Diagn 2001 Jul;21(7):558-62. doi: 10.1002/pd.97. PMID: 11494291
Iniencephaly: prenatal diagnosis and management.
Sahid S, Sepulveda W, Dezerega V, Gutierrez J, Rodriguez L, Corral E
Prenat Diagn 2000 Mar;20(3):202-5. PMID: 10719321

Prognosis

Surgical Outcome in an Iniencephaly Survivor: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Khatri D, Gosal JS, Joseph J, Das KK, Bhaisora KS, Kumar R
World Neurosurg 2019 Sep;129:105-109. Epub 2019 May 29 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.05.202. PMID: 31150861
Iniencephaly: prenatal diagnosis and management.
Sahid S, Sepulveda W, Dezerega V, Gutierrez J, Rodriguez L, Corral E
Prenat Diagn 2000 Mar;20(3):202-5. PMID: 10719321
Iniencephaly: neuroradiological and surgical features. Case report and review of the literature.
Erdinçler P, Kaynar MY, Canbaz B, Koçer N, Kuday C, Ciplak N
J Neurosurg 1998 Aug;89(2):317-20. doi: 10.3171/jns.1998.89.2.0317. PMID: 9688130

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