ESPE Abstracts

Background: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency is one of the most common autosomal recessive disorders, affecting around 1/10 000 newborns worldwide. Postnatally, patients with classic CAH are treated with life-long glucocorticoid (GC) replacement therapy, such as hydrocortisone or prednisolone, and in the more severe cases also with mineralocorticoids. A negative impact of GCs on human cognition such as memory deficits have been reported bot...

Background: Individuals with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) are treated postnatally with glucocorticoids. Earlier research with animals and other disorders with excess GC exposure implicate that GCs can influence memory. Deficits in working memory can be seen already during childhood in children with classic CAH.Objective: We tested the hypothesis that adult individuals with classic CAH show impaired cognitive functions.<p class="abstex...