A ROENTGENOGRAPHIC STUDY OF THE SELLA TURCICA IN ABNORMAL CHILDREN*

Abstract

This study is based upon the roentgenographic examination of the sella turcica of 64 children suffering from such abnormal conditions as mongolian idiocy, childhood myxedema, thyroid infantilism, hypothyroidism, hypopituitarism, goiter, spastic paraplegia and other gross deviations from the normal. In May, 1921, the roentgenographic findings as to the sella turcica in 104 normal children were reported. (1) That study was undertaken as an attempt to establish, if possible, normal sellar appearance and formation as a basis for comparison with the changes in abnormals. The conclusions reached were briefly as follows: 1. The shape of the sella turcica in normal children fall in a general way into three groups: A, circular; B, oval, and C, flat or saucer-shaped, with modification in each group.