Anencephaly

Updated: 2017-06-13

Overview

Anencephaly is a defect in the formation of a baby's neural tube during development. A baby born with anencephaly might be stillborn or survive only a few hours to a few days after birth.

Symptoms

A baby born with anencephaly is usually blind, deaf, and unconscious.

Treatments

There is no cure for anencephaly. Treatment aims at making the baby as comfortable as possible.