title: Computerized tomography in the evaluation of isosexual precocity.
abstract: Clinical and laboratory observations were made in three children with isosexual precocity. None of the patients showed abnormalities in neurological or visual-field examinations although one patient had arrested hydrocephalus and a head circumference greater than the 98th percentile for her age and another patient had a history of seizures. Roentgenograms of the skull were normal in all patients. Cranial computerized tomography (CT) identified a lesion in each patient. We believe that craniel CT should be performed in any patient with isosexual precocity in whom a specific cause is not evident or in whom a cerebral cause is suggested even though the patient may be otherwise normal. Cranial CT is a safe, accurate, and noninvasive technique.
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed