The Anthropometry of Gargoylism

Gargoylism

Lindsay (1950) reported that 156 cases of this disease had been described, ft is therefore not common, but among mentally defective children there are probably many more who belong to this group. Although no patient will benefit from this diagnosis at the present time, its more frequent recognition may bring a better understanding of the disease. It is with this hope that a further case is desc...

Gargoylism Addendum Report of an Additional Case of Gargoylism

Gargoylism.

The cardiovascular system in gargoylism.

Of interest to cardiologists is a large group of rare systemic diseases in which involvement of the cardiovascular system may produce clinical evidence of cardiovascular disease, or may lead to cardiac failure (Weiss, 1939). An attempt has been made to outline the basic clinical, laboratory and pathological features of a few of these processes (Saphir, 1942;* Weiss et al., 1943; Lindsay, 1946)....

A contribution to the genetics of gargoylism.

The first clinical description of this syndrome by Hunter (1917) was quickly followed by that of Hurler (1919). Later, Ellis, Sheldon, and Capon (1936) coined the name " gargoylism" because of the cephalic, facial, and thoracic grotesqueness reminiscent of the figures on the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. The fundamental defect, as stated by Jackson (1951), is twofold, namely, a chondro-osse...