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Craniovertebral junction malformation in Northeastern Brazil: the myth of the Dutch colonization / Malformação da junção craniovertebral no Nordeste do Brasil: o mito da colonização Holandesa
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria; Vidal, Claudio Henrique Fernandes; Silva, Joacil Carlos da; Lins, Cícero José Pacheco; Brainer-Lima, Alessandra Mertens; Valença, Marcelo Moraes.
  • Vidal, Claudio Henrique Fernandes; Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). Health Sciences Center. Postgraduate Program on Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Recife. BR
  • Silva, Joacil Carlos da; Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). Health Sciences Center. Postgraduate Program on Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Recife. BR
  • Lins, Cícero José Pacheco; Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). Health Sciences Center. Postgraduate Program on Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Recife. BR
  • Brainer-Lima, Alessandra Mertens; Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). Health Sciences Center. Postgraduate Program on Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Recife. BR
  • Valença, Marcelo Moraes; Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). Health Sciences Center. Postgraduate Program on Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Recife. BR
Arq. neuropsiquiatr ; 71(6): 405-407, jun. 2013. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-677603
ABSTRACT

The high prevalence of craniovertebral junction malformation in Northeastern Brazil is historically associated with brachycephalic biotype (flat head), also common in this region. It has been postulated that this trait was introduced to this region by the Dutch during the colonial period in Brazil's history. Based on the confrontation of this paradigm against some historical facts, the authors concluded that the brachycephalic phenotype was inherited from prehistoric ancestors (Amerindians) who were already living in this region when white European men arrived.

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A alta prevalência de malformação da junção craniovertebral no Nordeste do Brasil é historicamente associada ao biótipo braquicefálico (cabeça chata), também comum nessa região. Postula-se que essa característica tenha sido introduzida na região pelos holandeses durante o período colonial da história do Brasil. Com base na confrontação desse paradigma com alguns fatos históricos, os autores concluem que o fenótipo braquicefálico foi herdado de ancestrais pré-históricos (ameríndios) que já habitavam a região no momento da chegada do homem branco europeu.

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Skull / Spine / Indians, South American / Colonialism / Craniosynostoses Type of study: Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil / Europa Language: English Journal: Arq. neuropsiquiatr Journal subject: Neurology / Psychiatry Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE)/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Skull / Spine / Indians, South American / Colonialism / Craniosynostoses Type of study: Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil / Europa Language: English Journal: Arq. neuropsiquiatr Journal subject: Neurology / Psychiatry Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE)/BR