Prognosis of Anencephaly

Prognosis of Anencephaly: Poor. Newborn usually dies within days. ...see also Overview of Anencephaly

Prognosis for Anencephaly: The prognosis for individuals with anencephaly is extremely poor. If the infant is not stillborn, then he or she will usually die within a few hours or days after birth. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Anencephaly Information Page: NINDS) ...see also Overview of Anencephaly

Complications:

Complications of Anencephaly from the Diseases Database include:

• Foetal malposition
• Neural tube defects
• Birth hypoxia
• Perinatal morbidity
• Polyhydramnios
• more complications...»

See also complications of Anencephaly.

Anencephaly: Research More

• Anencephaly: Introduction
• Symptoms: Anencephaly

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Anencephaly usually refers to the likely outcome of Anencephaly. The prognosis of Anencephaly may include the duration of Anencephaly, chances of complications of Anencephaly, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Anencephaly, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Anencephaly. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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