It has been observed likewise in anencephalous monsters (Brissot, idem).
In a former article I alluded to encephalous and anencephalous cases, where there were either no heads or heads without brains.
anencephaly an·en·ceph·a·ly (ān'ən-sěf'ə-lē)
n.
Congenital absence of most of the brain and spinal cord.
anencephaly an·en·ceph·a·ly (an'en-sef'ā- lē)
n.
markedly defective development of the brain, together with absence of the bones of the cranial vault and the cerebral and cerebellar hemispheres, and with only a rudimentary brain stem and some traces of basal ganglia present
