<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Holoprosencephaly is a congenital structural abnormality of brain resulting from incomplete cleavage of prosencephalon into two cerebral hemispheres. It is classified as a disorder of organogenesis and brain histogenesis and is typically associated with facial anomalies.Holoprosencephaly is relatively rare – the incidence in live births varies between 1:10,000 – 1:15,000 but is described in 1 out of 250 spontaneously aborted embryos.There are four major varieties of holoprosencephaly according to the degree of separation of the brain hemispheres; this division is crucial for the patient’s prognosis. Three classic subtypes are alobar, semilobar, and lobar holoprosencephaly and there is also a fourth subtype called middle interhemispheric variant.We present a case study of a term newborn with prenatally diagnosed holoprosencephaly with severe facial dys-morphism and associated health complications.</abstract>

Holoprosencephaly is a congenital structural abnormality of brain resulting from incomplete cleavage of prosencephalon into two cerebral hemispheres. It is classified as a disorder of organogenesis and brain histogenesis and is typically associated with facial anomalies.Holoprosencephaly is relatively rare – the incidence in live births varies between 1:10,000 – 1:15,000 but is described in 1 out of 250 spontaneously aborted embryos.There are four major varieties of holoprosencephaly according to the degree of separation of the brain hemispheres; this division is crucial for the patient’s prognosis. Three classic subtypes are alobar, semilobar, and lobar holoprosencephaly and there is also a fourth subtype called middle interhemispheric variant.We present a case study of a term newborn with prenatally diagnosed holoprosencephaly with severe facial dys-morphism and associated health complications.

Case Report of a Term Newborn with Prenatally Diagnosed Alobar Holoprosencephaly

Acta Medica Martiniana

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Holoprosencephaly is a congenital structural abnormality of brain resulting from incomplete cleavage of prosencephalon into two cerebral hemispheres. It is...

Case Report of a Term Newborn with Prenatally Diagnosed Alobar Holoprosencephaly

Published Online: Dec 21, 2020

Page range: 138 - 142

Received: Sep 07, 2020

Accepted: Oct 09, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2020-0016

Keywords
holoprosencephaly, newborn, facial abnormalities, cleft lip and palate

© 2020 E Malchova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Case Report of a Term Newborn with Prenatally Diagnosed Alobar Holoprosencephaly

Published Online: Dec 21, 2020

Page range: 138 - 142

Received: Sep 07, 2020

Accepted: Oct 09, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2020-0016

Keywordsholoprosencephaly, newborn, facial abnormalities, cleft lip and palate

© 2020 E Malchova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
holoprosencephaly, newborn, facial abnormalities, cleft lip and palate