Sara Mahmoud Mohamed Helmy

Sex - typical play in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia / الالعاب المميزة للجنس فى الاطفال المصابين بالتضخم الوراثى للغدة الكظرية Sara Mahmoud Mohamed Helmy ; Supervised Suaad Sayed Moussa , Omnia Raafat Amin - Cairo : Sara Mahmoud Mohamed Helmy , 2014 - 188 P. ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Neuropsychiatry

Testosterone plays an important role in mammalian brain development; exposure during critical periods of early development produces permanent behavioural changes. Prenatal exposure to high levels of testosterone has a substantial influence on sex - typical play behaviour, including sex - typed toy preferences and playmate preference. Subjects and methods: The case group consisted of 29 CAH girls and 11 CAH boys. The typically developing group consisted of 35 girls and 25 boys



CAH Congenital adrenal hyperplasia Sex - Typical Play