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Iniencephaly is not uniformly fatal
Author(s) -
Katz Vern L.,
Aylsworth Arthur S.,
Albright Susan G.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.1970090809
Subject(s) - medicine , anencephaly , complication , lesion , pediatrics , fetus , surgery , obstetrics , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Iniencephaly is an uncommon, but not rare, lesion involving a fusion between the posterior occipital bone and the cervical spine. Many cases are associated with other cranio‐cervical abnormalities and anencephaly, and most are associated with other structural abnormalities. The prognosis is thought to be dismal. We describe a male infant, one of twins, who was diagnosed prenatally as having iniencephaly. The child was born without complication and has grown and thrived. This is the fourth patient with long‐term survival with iniencephaly. We recommend that non‐directive counselling be applied when presenting the findings of iniencephaly to parents.