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  2. Anencephaly - Wikipedia

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    Anencephaly is the absence of a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp that occurs during embryonic development. [1] It is a cephalic disorder that results from a neural tube defect that occurs when the rostral (head) end of the neural tube fails to close, usually between the 23rd and 26th day following conception. [ 2 ]

  3. Neural tube defect - Wikipedia

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    Anencephaly (without brain) is a severe neural tube defect that occurs when the anterior-most end of the neural tube fails to close, usually during the 23rd and 26th days of pregnancy. This results in an absence of a major portion of the brain and skull.

  4. Acrania - Wikipedia

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    This abnormality appears during the beginning or end of the fourth week of the fetus's development. An absence of the skull is needed in order to make a diagnosis. A presence of brain tissue will confirm the diagnosis of acrania and differentiate it from other developmental problems such as anencephaly. [2]

  5. Jaxon Buell - Wikipedia

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    Jaxon Emmett Buell (August 27, 2014 – April 1, 2020) was an American child known for being born missing about 80% of his brain due to Anencephaly. [1] He surpassed doctors' expectations, who predicted he would not live to be one year old.

  6. Woman, 29, Discovers Through Genetic Testing She Will ... - AOL

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    But after learning of her father’s prognosis, she decided to seek genetic testing. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, targets motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, resulting in the ...

  7. Last Year, He Was Told He Has 2 to 5 Years to Live. Now He ...

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    Tanner Martin and Shay Wright captured attention on TikTok after they began documenting Martin's colorectal cancer diagnosis at age 25. The pair have been open about the hope and sadness they've ...

  8. Rachischisis - Wikipedia

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    Patients with rachischisis have motor and sensory deficits, chronic infections, and disturbances in bladder function. This defect often occurs with anencephaly. Craniorachischisis is a variant of rachischisis that occurs when the entire spinal cord and brain are exposed – simultaneous complete rachischisis and anencephaly.

  9. Texas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in ... - AOL

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    For the first time since Roe v. Wade was overturned, Texas women who were denied abortions testified in a court Wednesday of carrying babies they knew would not survive and continuing pregnancies ...