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A Newborn Has a CT Scan of the Brain to Identify

Question 43

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A newborn has a CT scan of the brain to identify a cause of seizures.The scan showed no convolutions (gyri) of the cerebral cortex.She has

A) lissencephaly.
B) anencephaly.
C) spina bifida.
D) leakage of cerebrospinal fluiD.

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