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First Trimester Diagnosis of Iniencephaly Confirmed by Postnatal Autopsy

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Journal of Fetal Medicine

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Iniencephaly (Greek: “inoin” meaning nape of neck) is an extremely rare and uniformly lethal form of neural tube defect. We report a case diagnosed in the first trimester using two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasound. The diagnosis was confirmed on postnatal autopsy. This case highlights the importance of diagnosing structural abnormalities in the first trimester itself.

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  1. CK Birla Hospital for Women, Gurugram, 122018, India

    Shreyasi Sharma

  2. Apollo Centre for Fetal Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, 110076, India

    Chanchal Singh, Seema Thakur & Anita Kaul

  3. Apollo Cradle, Amritsar, India

    Aradhana Aggarwal

  4. Asian Hospital, Faridabad, India

    Anita Kant

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Sharma, S., Singh, C., Aggarwal, A. et al. First Trimester Diagnosis of Iniencephaly Confirmed by Postnatal Autopsy. J. Fetal Med. 5, 23–26 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40556-017-0149-8

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