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

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. A alta prevalência de malformaçã... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Claudio Henrique Fernandes Vidal
Joacil Carlos da Silva
Cícero José Pacheco Lins
Alessandra Mertens Brainer-Lima
Marcelo Moraes Valença
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
Reihe/Periodikum: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Vol 71, Iss 6, Pp 405-407 (2013)
Verlag/Hrsg.: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Schlagwörter: platibasia / biótipo braquicefálico / malformação da junção craniovertebral / platybasia / brachycephalic biotype / cranial junction malformation / Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry / RC321-571
Sprache: Englisch
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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. 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.