[Neuroimaging, CT and MR brain findings in a case of McCune-Albright syndrome]

Rev Neurol. 1996 Aug;24(132):979-81.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

McCune-Albright syndrome is characterized by the triad of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, precocious puberty, cutaneous pigmentation and cafe-au-lait spots. A 23-year-old woman with McCune-Albright is reported. Findings on CT scan and magnetic resonance imaging of the skull in an affected girl with McCune-Albright syndrome are shown, and also the histopathological study of the right temporal bone biopsy.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / diagnosis*
  • Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Puberty, Precocious
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*