Cranial MRI Abnormalities and Long-term Follow-up of the Lesions in 770 Girls With Central Precocious Puberty

Helvacioglu D., DEMİRCİOĞLU S., GÜRAN T., Atay Z., DAĞÇINAR A., Bezen D., ...More

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol.106, no.7, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 106 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1210/clinem/dgab190
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, PASCAL, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, CINAHL, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, Gender Studies Database, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Keywords: Precocious puberty, magnetic resonance imaging, CNS imaging, MRI, organic, BODY-MASS INDEX, EARLY DIFFERENTIATION, PREMATURE THELARCHE, DIAGNOSIS, REFERENCES
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Context: Central precocious puberty (CPP) may arise from central nervous system (CNS) lesions in a few affected girls. Recently, the incidence of girls with CPP has increased mostly in 6-8 year olds, in whom the necessity of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is debated.