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- Title
Impaired quality of life, but not cognition, is linked to a history of chronic hypercortisolism in patients with Cushing's disease in remission.
- Authors
Pupier, Emilie; Santos, Alicia; Etchamendy, Nicole; Lavielle, Aurélie; Ferriere, Amandine; Marighetto, Aline; Resmini, Eugenia; Cota, Daniela; Webb, Susan M.; Tabarin, Antoine
- Abstract
Context: Impaired cognition and altered quality of life (QoL) may persist despite long-term remission of Cushing's disease (CD). Persistent comorbidities and treatment modalities may account for cognitive impairments. Therefore, the role of hypercortisolism per se on cognitive sequelae remains debatable. Objective: To investigate whether memory and QoL are impaired after longterm remission of CD in patients with no confounding comorbidity. Design and Setting: Cross-sectional case-control study in two tertiary referral centers Patients: 25 patients (44.5 ± 2.4 years) in remission from CD for 102.7 ± 19.3 Mo and 25 well-matched controls, without comorbidity or treatment liable to impair cognition. Main Outcome Measure(s): Hippocampus- and prefrontal cortex-dependent memory, including memory flexibility and working memory, were investigated using multiple tests including sensitive locally-developed computerized tasks. Depression and anxiety were evaluated with the MADRS and HADS questionnaires. QoL was evaluated with the SF-36 and CushingQoL questionnaires. The intensity of CD was assessed using mean urinary free cortisol and a score for clinical symptoms. Results: CD patients displayed similar performance to controls in all cognitive tests. In contrast, despite the absence of depression and a minimal residual clinical Cushing score, patients had worse QoL. Most of the SF36 subscales and the CushingQoL score were negatively associated only with the duration of exposure to hypercortisolism (p≤ 0.01 to 0.001). Conclusions: Persistent comorbidities can be a primary cause of long-lasting cognitive impairment and should be actively treated. Persistently altered QoL may reflect irreversible effects of hypercortisolism, highlighting the need to reduce its duration.
- Subjects
CUSHING'S syndrome; CONDUCT disorders in children; COGNITION; QUALITY of life; SHORT-term memory; COGNITIVE ability; DISEASE remission
- Publication
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022, Vol 13, p1
- ISSN
1664-2392
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fendo.2022.934347