hydranencephaly
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Hydranencephaly is a condition in which the brain's cerebral hemispheres are absent to a great degree and the remaining cranial cavity is filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
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- Light passing through the skull of a hydranencephalic baby, underscoring the absence of the forebrainImage courtesy of D. P. Agamanolis
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Research
686 papers- Hydranencephaly.2026
- Hydranencephaly.Ultrasound quarterly · 2013
- Hydranencephaly.Kathmandu University medical journal (KUMJ) · 2010
- [Hydranencephaly].Ryoikibetsu shokogun shirizu · 2000
- [Hydranencephaly].Revista chilena de pediatria · 1971
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- Post-natal brain injury
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Hydranencephaly is a condition in which the brain's cerebral hemispheres are absent to a great degree and the remaining cranial cavity is filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
Hydranencephaly is a type of cephalic disorder. These disorders are congenital conditions that derive from damage to, or abnormal development of, the fetal nervous system in the earliest stages of development in utero. These conditions do not have any definitive identifiable cause factor. Instead, they are generally attributed to a variety of hereditary or genetic conditions, but also by environmental factors such as maternal infection, pharmaceutical intake, or even exposure to high levels of radiation.