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Table 2 "The face often predicts the brain" [5, 110]. Parallelism of face and brain phenotypes generally observed in HPE.

From: Holoprosencephaly

Group

Morphology

HPE degree

(I) Cyclopia

Single or double eye

Proboscis

Alobar

(II) Ethmocephaly

Distinct sockets

Extreme ocular hypotelorism

Proboscis

Alobar

(III) Cebocephaly

Ocular hypotelorism

Proboscis, with single nostril

Alobar

(IVA)

Ocular hypotelorism

Midline cleft lip

Flat nose

Alobar

or

Semi-lobar

(IVB)

Ocular hypotelorism

Midline cleft lip (complete or partial)

Flat nose

Semi-lobar

or

lobar