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Endocrinol."],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To investigate intracranial lesion prevalence in children with central precocious puberty (CPP) and early and fast puberty (EFP), and assess impacts on progression and GnRHa response.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This retrospective study included 1,087 CPP\/EFP patients (2011\u20132023) who underwent brain MRI. Patients were stratified by MRI findings: no lesion, other (incidental) lesions, and pathogenic lesions (hypothalamic hamartoma\/glioma). Clinical, hormonal, bone age, and growth parameters were compared. GnRHa dosing and therapeutic responses were evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Intracranial lesions were detected in 14.5% of girls and 19.6% of boys (P\u00a0=\u00a00.089). Detection was age-dependent: children under specific thresholds (girls &amp;lt;6y, boys &amp;lt;7y) had significantly higher rates than older peers (33.7% vs. 12.1%, P &amp;lt;0.001; 53.8% vs. 16.9%, P\u00a0=\u00a00.004). Pathogenic lesions (n=26) occurred exclusively in CPP, linked to earlier puberty onset (girls: 1.9y; boys: 1.0y) and elevated luteinizing hormone (LH) levels (P&amp;lt;0.05). Among treated girls (n=312), those with pathogenic lesions required higher 6-month GnRHa doses (P\u00a0=\u00a00.025) and exhibited faster initial growth velocity (P\u00a0=\u00a00.007), despite similar hormone suppression and 1-year height SDS changes. Incidental lesions (e.g., Rathke\u2019s cysts) did not alter progression or treatment response.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Routine MRI is warranted for younger CPP children (girls &amp;lt;6y, boys &amp;lt;7y) due to high pathogenic lesion rates. Conversely, older CPP and all EFP cases show low pathogenic prevalence, questioning universal MRI screening. 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