Folic acid is known to reduce the risk of spina bifida and anencephaly, which are also called neural tube defects.
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Congenital anomalies of the nervous system include neural tube defects such as spina bifida, meningocele, meningomyelocele, encephalocele and anencephaly.
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Two common types of NTDs, spina bifida and anencephaly, affect approximately 2500-3000 infants born in the US annually.
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Anencephaly is a condition in which babies are born without a brain and with only basic reflexes, such as breathing and sucking.
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It was filed on behalf of 28 Cameron County families whose babies were born with the neural tube defects anencephaly or spina bifida.
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In the case of anencephaly, an inevitably fatal condition, the baby is born with all or part of the brain missing.
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In anencephaly, the retroflexed head is not covered with skin while in iniencephaly, the retroflexed head is covered with skin entirely.
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The modern medical condition that best fits the description of the infant is anencephaly, meaning partial or complete absence of a brain.
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For example, the division launched a recent investigation after learning about seven cases of anencephaly in Laredo during late 2000 and ealry 2001.
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The man, who identified himself only as Valdir, said tests showed the infant has anencephaly, or an absence of brain tissue.
