Central precocious puberty results from the premature activation of the hypothalamic-
pituitary-gonadal axis. It mimics physiological pubertal development, although at an …

The classic definition of precocious sexual maturation is the development of secondary
sexual characteristics before 8 years of age in girls and before 9 years of age in boys. It is …

School failure among Chicanos is not a new situation. On the contrary, it is an old and
stubborn condition. It refuses to relent. It continues even in the face of opposition. Imagine …

Clinical and laboratory diagnosis and treatment of central precocious puberty (CPP) remain
challenging due to lack of standardization. The aim of this revision was to address the …

Background Some pediatric endocrinologists recommend that girls with central precocious
puberty (CPP) have cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed only if they are …

Central precocious puberty may result from organic brain lesions, but is most frequently of
idiopathic origin. Clinical or biochemical factors which could predict a pathological brain MRI …

Many scientific studies have revealed a trend towards an earlier onset of puberty and have
disclosed an increasing number of children that display precocious puberty. As an …

Context: It is still controversial whether all girls with central precocious puberty (CPP) should
undergo brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for unveiling intracranial pathology …

Precocious puberty in children is one of the common endocrine diseases in paediatrics.
Epidemiological surveys have shown that the number of children with precocious puberty …

The most common, and usually the only, endocrine disturbance in patients with
hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) and epilepsy is central precocious puberty (CPP). The …