METABOLIC CRANIOPATHY: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE WITH REPORT OF A CASE WITH DIABETES INSIPIDUS
Authors: S DANN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Article1 January 1951METABOLIC CRANIOPATHY: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE WITH REPORT OF A CASE WITH DIABETES INSIPIDUSSIDNEY DANN, M.D.SIDNEY DANN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-1-163 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSherwood Moore (1935, 1936)30, 31, 32 was responsible for reviving interest in a syndrome (or group of syndromes) which had received only scant attention during the previous century and a half. It is the purpose of this paper to review the literature to date on this protean syndrome and to give a detailed report of a case with an unusual variant—diabetes insipidus.HISTORY OF DISEASE AND REVIEW OF LITERATUREHyperostosis of the frontal bones (henceforth to be termed HFI) associated with virilism and obesity in a 75 year old female was first described by Santorini and Morgagni in 1765. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Brooklyn, New York*Received for publication July 6, 1948.From the Medical Service, Cumberland Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y. 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