title: MRI in essential primary cutis verticis gyrata.
abstract: We report MRI findings in four patients with essential primary cutis verticis gyrata (CVG). The patients were all men, aged 49-81 years (mean 65 years). They had no symptoms related to this rare scalp condition, preceding scalp disease or associated systemic disease. Coronal images showed a characteristic corrugated appearance of the thickened scalp at the vertex, diagnostic of CVG. Neuroradiologists should be aware of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Niigata University Faculty of Medicine, Japan. nradioko@med.niigata-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tokiguchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furusawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*