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Cryptorchism in Cerebral Palsy

1982; Wiley; Volume: 54; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1464-410x.1982.tb13542.x

1365-2176

J. S. H. RUNDLE, David A. Primrose, Robert Carachi,

Neonatal and fetal brain pathology

Summary— This study examined an association between cerebral palsy and cryptorchism. Twenty-one (53.8%) in a group of 39 severely disabled males exhibited cryptorchism to a varying degree. A striking feature was the high proportion with an impalpable testis on one (1 5.4%) or both (7.7%) sides. Early damage to the fetal hypothalamo-pituitary axis is suggested as the likely causative factor.