Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: There has recently been a suggested link between central adrenal insufficiency and the high rate of sudden death in children and adolescents with Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS). This finding has important implications for PWS management, since steroid cover could exacerbate the existing tendency towards obesity. We have retrospectively examined our data for both mortality and pituitary–adrenal axis status in subjects attending the dedicated PWS clinic at t...