Vol. 25 (3) 2004 Neuro endocrinology letters

Precocious puberty associated with a pineal cyst: is it disinhibition of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis?

: Accelerated development of secondary sexual characteristics or sexual precocity is a well-known entity. Most authors recognize two groups of patients, those described as having central precocious puberty (CPP) and those with precocious pseudopuberty. CPP results from premature activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and .....