"Although perhaps not realised by many, cavum vergae is actually an eponym named after a (forgotten) Italian anatomist and psychiatrist Andrea Verga (1811-1895) 6,7, and therefore cavum Vergae would be grammatically more correct."
"The cavum vergae has also been referred to as the 6th ventricle 3 although this usage has fallen out of favour, both because of the lack of any direct communication between the cavum vergae and the ventricular system proper and the modern vogue to standardise nomenclature."
"The septa of the cavum septum pellucidum and vergae begin to fuse from posterior to anterior from approximately 24 weeks gestation. By term, the cavum vergae is closed in 97% of babies, whereas the cavum septum pellucidum persists in most at this stage 4. Cavum septum pellucidum closure to form a single septum pellucidum occurs by 6 months of age in 85% of cases but may persist to adulthood in 15% 3. Because of this ordered obliteration, a cavum septum pellucidum almost always accompanies a cavum vergae and is referred to as cavum septum pellucidum et vergae 1,2."
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"Verga introduced several neologisms in his pioneering writings on phobias, including claustrophobia and acrophobia (fear of heights); the latter being an affliction that he himself seriously suffered from. The superior frontoparietal fissure was previously commonly called Verga's fissure after his first description of it 7."