iniencephaly
Sign in to saveIniencephaly is a rare type of cephalic disorder characterised by three common characteristics: a defect to the occipital bone, spina bifida of the cervical vertebrae and retroflexion (backward bending) of the head on the cervical spine. Stillbirth is the most common outcome, with a few rare examples of live birth, after which death invariably occurs within a short time.
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Vinony files it under Congenital disorders of nervous system and Rare diseases.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- nervous system malformations
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- ICD-9-CM
- 740.2
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C124549
- exact match
- www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_63259
- Commons category
- Iniencephaly
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Classifications
- Signs and symptoms
- Additional symptoms
- Causes
- Chromosomal abnormalities
- Environmental factors
- Drugs
- Obesity
- History of iniencephaly
- Pathogenesis
- Diagnosis
- Differential diagnosis
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Prognosis
- Epidemiology
- References
- External links
Iniencephaly is a rare type of cephalic disorder characterised by three common characteristics: a defect to the occipital bone, spina bifida of the cervical vertebrae and retroflexion (backward bending) of the head on the cervical spine. Stillbirth is the most common outcome, with a few rare examples of live birth, after which death invariably occurs within a short time.
The disorder was first described by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1836. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek word ἰνίον inion, for the occipital bone/nape of the neck.
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