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A rare case of a fetal defect:

Iniencephaly is characterized by severe retro flexion of the head with the absence of neck due to spinal vertebrae deformities, it is considered as uncommon anomaly. Prevalence: 0.1-10:10,000, M:F. Etiology: Unknown, but genetic, environmental factors are implicated. Pathogenesis: Unknown. Recurrence risk: 1-4%. Associated anomalies: , , cyclopedia, lack of lower jaw bone, cleft palate, , clubfeet, , , lung hypoplasia, , , cardiovascular disorders, Congenital diaphragmatic , gastrointestinal atresia, and renal abnormalities. Conclusion: Iniencephaly is a lethal congenital neural tube malformation. It is characterized by defect, fixed retroflexion of the fetal head and severe of the cervicothoracic spine. : Include anencephaly with cervical spinal retro flexion and Klippel-Fiel . KEYWORDS: . iniencephaly . spina pifida . anencephaly

Introduction of the two eye cavities into one), lack of lower Neural tube defect includes Open and closed jaw bone, cleft palate, arthrogryposis, clubfeet, 1 neural tube defect. The most common example holoprosencephaly, spina bifida, low set ears, Sherif Elsirgany* , 1 of neural tube defects includes anencephaly, , omphalocele, gastroschisis, Sameh Salama , 1 spina bifida, craniorachischisis, encephalocele, cardiovascular disorders, diaphragmatic hernias, Mahmoud Al Alfy & iniencephaly. gastrointestinal atresia, single umbilical artery and Mona Aboulghar2 renal abnormalities [1]. 1Reproductive Health Research Anencephaly is a defect in the development Department, National Research of the central in which the Case Report Centre, Cairo, Egypt tissue and cranial vault are grossly deformed. With a history of a 21 years old female, 2Obstetrics & Gynecology Department, Cairo University, Egypt married for one year. She married her cousin. Craniorachischisis is congenital fissure of *Author for correspondence: She miscarried her first pregnancy 5 months the and [1]. This defect [email protected] results when the neural tube fails to close during ago where she was diagnosed as blighted ovum the third to fourth weeks of gestation, leading to at 7 weeks. She was scheduled for first trimester fetal loss & . ultrasound scan in her next pregnancy. She attended her first trimester ultrasound scan Iniencephaly is a rare and lethal congenital appointment in the fetal medicine unit, malformation of the neural tube characterized Obstetrics and Gynecology hospital, Cairo by occipital bone defect, cervical dysraphism, University in her 11th weeks of pregnancy by fixed retroflexion of the fetal head and severe first day of her period. Ultrasonography was lordosis of the cervicothoracic spine [2]. done using Voluson 730 pro machine G.E There are two types of iniencephaly [3]. with 3.5 MHz linear - transducer. The scan Iniencephaly apertus, which is associated with revealed: encephalocele is considered the more severe 1) Single living intrauterine with type. The other group is not associated with Crown Rump Length (CRL)=44 mm. the encephalocele (iniencephaly clauses). Iniencephaly may be accompanied with 2) Short rotated spine, fixed retroflexed head, anencephaly, encephalocele (cranial brain tissue occipital encephalocele, arthrogryposis extrudes from the skull), cyclopedia (fusion and omphalocele (FIGURE 1).

ISSN 1755-5191 Imaging Med. (2018) 10(1) 17 CASE REPORT Elsirgany, Salama, Al Alfy, Aboulghar

Figure 1. Ultrasonography examination of fetal neural tube defect: Iniencephaly.

These findings were constant after repeating of the neural tube is normally completed by 28 the scan after an hour. The head was larger than days after conception [5]. Iniencephaly is a rare the trunk and , disproportionately. neural tube defect (NTD). Incidence ranges The head was in fixed hyperextension and no from 0.1 to 10 in 10,000. It is more common neck region was visualized. After confirmation in females (about 90%), once a mother has of diagnosis, the condition was explained to the given birth to a child with iniencephaly, risk of patient with its high mortality rate. Termination recurrence increases to 1-5% [6]. of pregnancy has been suggested and the Until now, the exact etiology and pathogenesis procedure has been explained to the patient. The is not known, both genetic and environmental patient accepted and consented for termination causes may have a role. Chromosomal of her pregnancy which has been two days later. abnormalities including trisomy 18, trisomy Medical termination of pregnancy was done by 13 and monosomy X have been detected with using vaginal misoprostol 200 µg. Postmortem this anomaly [7]. Environmental factors such Chromosomal examination has been offered to the patient and she agreed and consented. as low socioeconomic conditions, low parity, The chromosomal study was done and revealed and deficiency of folic acid supplementation, normal female karyotype (46,XX) (FIGURE 1). obesity and drugs including sulphonamide, tetracycline, antihistamines, clomiphen citrate Discussion and antitumor agents are shown to have The terminology of Iniencephaly derived increased risk. It was noticed that women with from Greek word inion which refers to back hyperhomocysteinemia associated with increase of the neck and encephalos refer to brain. The the risk of neural tube defect in her child birth. fusion of the posterior most part of occipital Folic acid decreases the raised homocystein bone with the back leading to the absence of the levels and decreases the risk of neural tube defect neck and retroflexion of head [4]. (NTDs). During embryological life, the development The diagnosis of iniencephaly antenatally by

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ultrasonography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging (KFS) and cervical meningomyelocele [9]. (MRI) or Computed Tomography (CT). The Anencephaly shows a total or partial absence fetus will show typical star gazing appearance on of neurocranium and retroflexed head is not USG and detailed CNS and spine abnormalities covered with skin. However, in iniencephaly may be known by Magnetic Resonance Imaging the retroflexed head is completely covered (MRI) or Computed Tomography (CT) [8]. with skin. are abnormal in iniencephaly and they are almost normal in The keys for diagnosis a case of iniencephaly anencephaly. In the present case the retroflexed by ultrasound includes: head was completely covered with skin and 1. Irregular fusion of malformed vertebrae. there was encephalocele. Klippel-Fiel syndrome is characterized by the congenital fusion of any 2. Incomplete closure of vertebral arches and 2 of the 7 cervical vertebrae. bodies. 3. Retroflexion of the cervical spine. „„Prognosis Upward turned face with chin continuous Iniencephaly apertus is always fatal in the with chest because of the absence of neck [9]. neonatal period [10] and our case was diagnosed Our case had all these features and hence was as iniencephaly apertus and the termination of diagnosed as iniencephaly. pregnancy was suggested and the procedure was explained to her. Four cases with a mild „„Differential diagnosis iniencephalus clausus have been reported with Iniencephaly apertus should be differentiated long-term survival, although in these cases, from anencephaly with retroflexion ofthe deformity was minimal and they should spine. Also, iniencephaly clausus should be probably have been classified as Klippel-Feil differentiated from Klippel-Fiel syndrome syndrome [11].

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