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  • Title: Atelencephalic microcephaly: craniofacial anatomy and morphologic comparisons with holoprosencephaly and anencephaly.
    Author: Siebert JR, Kokich VG, Warkany J, Lemire RJ.
    Journal: Teratology; 1987 Dec; 36(3):279-85. PubMed ID: 3424215.
    Abstract:
    This is the first detailed report of the craniofacial anatomy of atelencephaly. Comparisons were made with a control specimen and others with holoprosencephaly, anencephaly, and anencephaly with holoprosencephalic facial features. In the atelencephalic fetus, severe microcephaly, flattened calvaria, and partial synostosis of the metopic suture were apparent. The cranial fossae were much smaller than usual; lesser wings of the sphenoid were folded into a rounded basal mass. Facial features were pronounced, and orbits were hyperteloric, lowset, and rounded. Ethmoidal cartilages, nasal bones, and maxillary structures were distorted and elongated. The secondary palate was displaced inferiorly and cleft. Because major components of the craniofacial complex were generally present, although misshapen, changes in the atelencephalic skull seem to be deformations rather than malformations. Differences in the cranial morphology of associated disorders--holoprosencephaly and anencephaly--can be construed as aberrations of separate developmental fields. Relationships between atelencephaly and these fields are unclear.
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