Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hypothalamic–pituitary anomalies are well proven in Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS). In this context, it has been previously reported that central adrenal insufficiency (CAI) may be part of the PWS phenotype. However, the diagnostics of CAI is critical and debated, due to the lack of fully reliable tests. Several studies have looked at the clinical usefulness of the low dose (1 μg) short Synacthen test (LDSST) compared to the conventional dose (250 &#9...