COGNITIVE AND NEURORADIOLOGICAL FINDINGS IN CONGENITAL ADRENAL-HYPERPLASIA

Nineteen patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) aged over 16 years were given a neuropsychological evaluation; no significant di fferences with individually matched normal controls were detected. CAH subjects, however, revealed slightly higher IQs with respect to the e xpected distribution. No significant learning disabilities could be de tected. Fifteen patients underwent nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR); 4 subjects showed small areas of increased signal intensity in the whit e matter, without prevalence of side; this finding did not correlate w ith clinical and cognitive characteristics. The results are discussed in the light of possible hormonal influences.