Internal Med Medical News about Cortisol Awakening Response Asperger

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Brosnan M et al. - Individuals with AS may have an impaired response to change in their environment due to a refractory HPA axis.

Methods

Examined whether the CAR was evident in 20 adolescent males with Asperger Syndrome (AS) and 18 age-matched typically developing (TD) controls (aged 11–16).

Results

A significant CAR was evidenced in the TD control group, this was not the case for those with AS.
A normal diurnal decrease in cortisol, however, was evident in both groups.

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