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An image of a stillborn baby due to an undeveloped brain and incomplete skull

Anencephaly is a condition referred to as "without a brain" because parts of the brain and skull are not properly developed. The nervous tissue undergoes degeneration so the brain remains as a spongy vascular mass^[1] It is now called Meroanencephaly because some functioning neural tissue is present.

↑ Gole RA, Meshram PM & Hattangdi SS. (2014). Anencephaly and its associated malformations. J Clin Diagn Res , 8, AC07-9. PMID: 25386414 DOI.

[PMID25386414-1] Gole RA, Meshram PM & Hattangdi SS. (2014). Anencephaly and its associated malformations. J Clin Diagn Res , 8, AC07-9. PMID: 25386414 DOI.

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	Anencephaly is a condition referred to as "without a brain" because parts of the brain and skull are not properly developed. The nervous tissue undergoes degeneration so the brain remains as a spongy vascular mass ~~<ref><pubmed>PMC4225866</pubmed></ref> .~~ It is now called Meroanencephaly because some functioning neural tissue is present.		Anencephaly is a condition referred to as "without a brain" because parts of the brain and skull are not properly developed. The nervous tissue undergoes degeneration so the brain remains as a spongy vascular mass{{#pmid:25386414\|PMID25386414}} It is now called Meroanencephaly because some functioning neural tissue is present.