| 11. | Such is the case with anencephaly.
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| 12. | There is no cure or standard treatment for anencephaly and the prognosis for patients is death.
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| 13. | A higher maternal serum AFP level indicates a greater risk for anencephaly and open spina bifida.
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| 14. | This screening is 80 % and 90 % sensitive for spina bifida and anencephaly, respectively.
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| 15. | On 2012, the Supreme Court also authorized the practice of abortion on fetuses with anencephaly.
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| 16. | Low folate levels are correlated with neural tube defects, such as anencephaly and spina bifida.
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| 17. | The council described anencephaly as a unique clinical condition and said the babies would never experience consciousness.
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| 18. | Spina bifida cases dropped 31 percent, and anencephaly cases fell 16 percent, the CDC said.
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| 19. | Improper closure of the neuropores can result in neural tube defects such as anencephaly or spina bifida.
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| 20. | Another neural tube defect, called anencephaly, causes the fetus to develop with little or no brain.
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