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The Incidence of Cutis Verticis Gyrata in Three Low-Grade Mental Defectives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

Frederick E. Kratter
Frederick E. Kratter*
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University of North Carolina
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The earliest case of cutis verticis gyrata reported in the literature appears to have been that of Robert (1) in 1843. The following instances were observed by Auvert (2) in 1854 and subsequent cases were noted by Poggi (3) in 1884 and Lombroso (4) in 1890. In 1893, McDowall (5) and Cowan (6) recorded the first occurrence of this abnormal scalp development in association with a microcephalic mental defective, and since that case report several other authors such as Möller (7) in 1903 and Judassohn (8) in 1906, described similar instances. In 1907, Unna (9) presented three cases and coined the name cutis verticis gyrata. It is also known under additional terms such as “corrugated skin”, “bulldog scalp” and “pachydermie occipitale vorticillée”.

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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 104 , Issue 436 , July 1958 , pp. 850 - 854
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1958 

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