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Anencephaly

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Lack of encephalon resulting from failure of the neural tube to close.

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(2008). Anencephaly. In: Binder, M.D., Hirokawa, N., Windhorst, U. (eds) Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29678-2_220

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