Children with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia have decreased amygdala volume: Potential prenatal and postnatal hormonal effects

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1760-1765

  Merke, Deborah P ^a,b,d   Fields, Jeremy D ^a   Keil, Margaret F ^e   Vaituzis, A Catherine ^c   Chrousos, George P ^a   Giedd, Jay N ^c  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; SEX HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN GROWTH; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; VIRILIZATION;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; AMYGDALA; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONES; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TELENCEPHALON; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0038697900     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-021730     Document Type: Article

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