The first neurological disorder is a disorder called anencephaly. Anencephaly occurs during fetal
development and is a defective neural tube closure ational Institute of Neurological Disorders and (N
Strokes, 2019). During weeks three and four of pregnancy, the neural tube folds and closes to form the
embryo's brain and spinal cord ational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes, 2019). When (N
the neural tube does not shut off the head end, it loses a large amount of the brain as well as the skull
and scalp; this is when anencephaly occurs ational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes, (N
2019). Infants born with this disorder are born without a cerebellum or a forebrain, causing deafness,
blindness, and unconsciousness, and they are not able to feel any pain, as well as exposed brain tissues
(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes, 2019). It is estimated that, in the United
States, around 1 in 4,600 babies have anencephaly, and they do not survive past only a few days or even
hours after they are born due to no treatment. (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes,
2019). It is still not discovered what could be causing anencephaly.
Another neural tube defect is called encephaloceles, it is rare, and it is a protrusion through the
openings of the skull from the brain. This defect is due to the neural tube not closing all the way during
