Antenatal Sonography and MRI of Iniencephaly apertus and clausus

Fetal Diagn Ther. 2010;27(3):178-80. doi: 10.1159/000291472. Epub 2010 Mar 2.

Abstract

Iniencephaly is a lethal and an extremely rare neural tube defect. It is characterized by fixed retroflection of the head, cervical dysraphism and occipital bone defect. Associated anomalies of the nervous and other systems are frequently present. Most cases are diagnosed prenatally by ultrasound. We report prenatal ultrasonographic, fetal MRI and pathological findings of 2 cases of iniencephaly (one each of iniencephaly apertus and clausus).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neural Tube Defects / diagnosis*
  • Neural Tube Defects / diagnostic imaging
  • Pregnancy
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal*