Case Report of a Term Newborn with Prenatally Diagnosed Alobar Holoprosencephaly

Case Report of a Term Newborn with Prenatally Diagnosed Alobar Holoprosencephaly

Holoprosencephaly is a congenital structural abnormality of brain resulting from incomplete cleavage of prosencephalon into two cerebral hemispheres. It is classified as a disorder of organogenesis and brain histogenesis and is typically associated with facial anomalies.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Malchova E, Demova K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2020-12-01
Series:Acta Medica Martiniana
Subjects:
holoprosencephaly
newborn
facial abnormalities
cleft lip and palate
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2020-0016
Description
Summary:Holoprosencephaly is a congenital structural abnormality of brain resulting from incomplete cleavage of prosencephalon into two cerebral hemispheres. It is classified as a disorder of organogenesis and brain histogenesis and is typically associated with facial anomalies.
ISSN:1335-8421

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