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ea0011p621 | Neuroendocrinology and behaviour | ECE2006

Cushing’s syndrome as a model to investigate the effects on cognition of high circulating levels of glucocorticoid

Correia N , Mullally S , Shahid M , Phelan NA , O’Mara S , Kyaw Tun T , Gibney J

Glucocorticoid (GC) excess is associated with significant brain morphological changes including loss of volume and cerebral atrophy. These effects correlate with the degree and duration of GC elevation1. The neuropsychological abnormalities associated with GC excess, however, remain poorly understood2. Patients with Cushing’s syndrome represent a useful model in which to study the effects of severe and prolonged GC excess.We pr...