Transient neonatal hypothyroxinemia is very common in preterm infants. The literature on
the effect of this hypothyroxinemia is, however, controversial, and large or long-term follow …

Background Transient hypothyroxinemia, a common finding in premature infants, is not
thought to have long-term sequelae or to require treatment. We investigated whether …

Background Premature infants who have transient hypothyroxinemia in the first weeks of life
may have developmental delay and neurologic dysfunction. Whether thyroxine treatment …

Objective. Transient hypothyroxinemia in very premature infants is associated with
developmental problems. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of thyroxine (T4) …

Context: Transient hypothyroxinemia is the commonest thyroid dysfunction of premature
infants, and recent studies have found adverse associations with neurodevelopment. The …

Background. We have conducted a randomized trial with thyroxine (T4) in 200 infants< 30
weeks' gestation. T4 treatment was associated with better 5-year outcome in infants< 29 …

We assessed the relation of perinatal factors to severe hypothyroxinemia of prematurity,
defined as thyroxine value more than 2.6 standard deviations below the mean for newborns …

In 563 surviving very preterm (less than 32 weeks gestational age) and/or very low
birthweight (less than 1500 g) infants the relationship between neonatal thyroxine …

During the past four decades major advances in the management of premature infants have
led to progressive reduction in mortality. During this period mortality in very low birth weight …

OBJECTIVE. We sought to examine the neurobehavioral profile of neonates who are born to
women with hypothyroxinemia during early pregnancy. METHODS. Examined were 108 …