Cognitive and social function in girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasia -- influence of prenatally administered dexamethasone.

Objectives: To assess the cognitive, social, and emotional function in girls prenatally treated with dexamethasone (Dex) due to congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), compared to CAH female patients not treated prenatally.

Patients And Methods: 33 girls from CAH families were studied: 17 girls treated prenatally with Dex (9 CAH-affected and 8 non-CAH-affected) and 16 CAH-affected females prenatally untre-ated. Standardized tests to assess cognitive function, tests of memory and learning process, and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) were used.

Cognitive and social functioning in children and adolescents after the removal of craniopharyngioma.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to assess cognitive, emotional and social functioning in children and adolescents after the removal of craniopharyngioma.

Methods: Twenty-seven children operated for craniopharyngioma and their parents participated in the study. Cognitive functions were assessed with WISC-R/WAIS-R-PL and Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test.