Congenital Abnormality
iniencephaly
Definitions related to iniencephaly:
  • A rare neural tube defect characterized by extreme retroflexion of the head and severe defects of the spine. It is usually associated with other congenital anomalies.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Exposure of occipital brain and upper spinal cord tissue involving extreme retroflection of the head. (Makris S, Solomon HM, Clark R, Shiota K, Barbellion S, Buschmann J, Ema M, Fujiwara M, Grote K, Hazelden KP, Hew KW, Horimoto M, Ooshima Y, Parkinson M, Wise LD. Terminology of developmental abnormalities in common laboratory mammals (Version 2). Part B. Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol. 2009 Aug;86(4):227-327.)
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Iniencephaly is a rare form of neural tube defect in which a malformation of the cervico-occipital junction is associated with a malformation of the central nervous system.
    OrphaNet
    INSERM, 2021
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