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Iniencephaly, lateral views

(a) Gross photograph of iniencephaly showing grotesque hyperextension of the head, short spine, and lack of apparent neck (b) typical “star-gazing” appearance. Also note the low-set ears. (Source: Tanriverdi EC, Delibas IB, Kamalak Z, Kadioglu BG, Bender RA. A fetus with iniencephaly delivered at the third trimester. Case Rep Med 2015;2015:520715. Creative Commons Attribution License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.)