ultrasound diagnosis of fatal anomalies

MICROENCEPHALY
Fig. 2.34 Microcephaly. Fetal profile at
21+6weeksinacase of familial microcephaly.
Fig. 2.35 Microcephaly. At 18 + 2 weeks, as a result
of an encephalocele displacing the brain tissue dorsally.
Prognosis: This depends on the extent of the
brain anomaly, but severe mental retardation is
expected. Normal intelligence is rarely found.
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