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Man's Rare Disease Makes Scalp Look Like Brain

By Christine Roberts, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

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The patient's head looked completely normal two years ago, before his skin started to grow into thick, soft folds, resembling the ridges of the brain, said the authors of the study.

October 19, 2012 Updated Oct 19, 2012 at 8:58 AM PDT

A Brazilian man is suffering from a rare condition that has left his scalp looking like the surface of his brain.

The 21-year-old has been diagnosed with cutis verticis gyrata, a mysterious condition whose causes remain unknown, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The patient's head looked completely normal two years ago, before his skin started to grow into thick, soft folds, resembling the ridges of the brain, said the authors of the study, Dr. Karen Schons and Dr. Andre Berber of the Hospital Universitario de Santa Maria in Brazil.

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