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8.15. Altered gray matter structure and white matter microstructure in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Relevance for working memory performance

Westeinde A Van’t , L Karlsson , Sandberg M Thomsen , A Nordenstrom , N Padilla , S Lajic

To read the full abstract: Cereb Cortex. 2020; 30(5): 2777–2788. PMID: 31819952.Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), most commonly caused by 21-hydroxylase deficiency, is an autosomal recessively inherited life-threatening impairment in cortisol and, in the severe salt wasting form, aldosterone synthesis. The implementation of neonatal screening programs for CAH and the continuous imp...