Brain malformations in diprosopia observed in clinical cases, museum specimens and artistic representations

Brain malformations in diprosopia observed in clinical cases, museum specimens and artistic representations

Abstract Background Diprosopus is a rare malformation of still unclear aetiology. It describes a laterally double faced monocephalic and single-trunk individual and has to be distinguished from the variant Janus type diprosopus. Results We examined seven double-faced foetuses, five showing true dipr...

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Main Authors: Helga Rehder, Susanne G. Kircher, Katharina Schoner, Mateja Smogavec, Jana Behunova, Ulrike Ihm, Margit Plassmann, Manuel Hofer, Helmut Ringl, Franco Laccone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Diprosopus
Janiceps
Parasitic twin
CNS malformations
Holoprosencephaly
Cerebral di-symmetry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-023-02617-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-023-02617-5

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