ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Cortisol secretion is circadian-driven and plays a significant role in sleep quality. In children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) hydrocortisone is the preferred treatment. Hydrocortisone has a short half-life producing alternating hyper- and hypocortisolemia, a non-physiologic cortisol profile, likely disrupting sleep. However, minimal literature exists on sleep health in children with CAH.Objective:</str...