A numerical example of the calculations is given using some anencephalus data, and the results are compared with those of alternative tests.

THE Journal of Anatomy and Physiology for April, 1883, contains:—A contribution to the study of Spina bifida, encephalocele, and anencephalus, by Prof. Cleland (Plates 11 and 12).—On the ...

Mothers living near incinerators have a higher risk of having a baby with spina bifida or a heart defect, a new study has found.

Conclusions The indications are that hydramnios, anencephalus, fetal death and many "monstrosities" seen in association with them are interrelated components of maternal placental fetal disease.

We describe a rare case of a 30 year-old woman with intense vertiginous sensation, lack of body balance and a tendency to fall backwards, making it necessary for two people to sustain her. The ...

IT has been reported that the prevalence rate of anencephaly and spina bifida is very high in Ireland1 , 2 and very low in the Jewish population of the United States.3 These observations prompted t ...

IN a recent investigation of anencephalus and spina bifida in New York State 1 it was demonstrated that these malformations have an increased incidence in siblings of affected cases. Since ...

Spina bifida is a defect of neural tube closure located on the spinal cord, with or without herniation of the cord through the cavity. 21 Anencephalus refers to the absence of the brain, and ...

The increased volume of amniotic fluid could be the consequence of transudation of fluid across the fetal meninges in case of the central nervous system malformations (encephalocoele, anencephalus) or ...

NTDs include anencephalus, encephalocele and spina bifida. Cases were coded as having encephalocele only if there was no mention of anencephalus. Similarly, cases were classified as having spina ...

Resolution of syringomyelia in ten cases of "up-and-down Chiari malformation" after posterior fossa decompression Resolução de siringomielia em dez casos de malformação de Chiari observada apenas com ...