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Chapter 16 - Fetal Craniospinal and Facial Abnormalities

from Section 3 - Late Prenatal – Fetal Problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 November 2017

By
Gianluigi Pilu
Edited by
David James ,
Philip Steer ,
Carl Weiner ,
Bernard Gonik  and
Stephen Robson
David James
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
Philip Steer
Affiliation:
Imperial College London
Carl Weiner
Affiliation:
University of Kansas
Bernard Gonik
Affiliation:
Wayne State University, Detroit
Stephen Robson
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle
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Summary

Craniofacial anomalies include a wide spectrum of malformations. They may be clinically relevant in themselves, and may also be associated with other congenital anomalies, or be a part of a syndrome.

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