cerebral gigantism

gigantism /gi·gan·tism/ (ji-gan´tizm) (ji´gan-tizm) abnormal overgrowth; excessive size and stature.

---

cerebral gigantism  gigantism in the absence of increased levels of growth hormone, attributed to a cerebral defect; infants are large, and accelerated growth continues for the first 4 or 5 years, the rate being normal thereafter. The hands and feet are large, the head large and dolichocephalic, the eyes have an antimongoloid slant, with hypertelorism. The child is clumsy, and mental retardation of varying degree is usually present.

pituitary gigantism  that caused by oversecretion of growth hormone by the pituitary gland.

---

cerebral gigantism

n.

A syndrome of unknown cause characterized by large size at birth and an accelerated growth rate in infancy and early childhood without a like increase in serum growth hormone levels, acromegalic features, moderate mental retardation, and impaired coordination.

---

cerebral gigantism

Etymology: L, cerebrum + Gk, gigas, giant

an abnormal condition characterized by excessive weight and size at birth, accelerated growth during the first 4 or 5 years after birth without any increase in the level of growth hormone, and then reversion to normal growth. Some typical signs of this condition are prognathism, antimongoloid slant, dolichocephalic skull, moderate mental retardation, and impaired coordination. Also called Sotos' syndrome.