Thyroid dysfunction in infancy and childhood results in the metabolic abnormalities found in
the adult and also affects growth and development. Because these thyroid …

Thyroid hormone is essential to growth and neurologic development in childhood. The
thyroid begins to take shape at 7 weeks' gestation, and thyroid hormone (T4, thyroxine) is …

Thyroid hormone action in the brain is the end result of a complex mechanism aimed
towards the delivery of adequate amounts of the active hormone, triiodothyronine (T3), to the …

Among the ubiquitous metabolic and growth effects of thyroid priva· tion in early infancy,
those relating to the central nervous system, its development and its function, are of primary …

Unlike in the adult, thyroid disease in the child is associated with important effects on growth
and development. Although thyroid disorders often are subtle in presentation, the …

This volume presents the latest global knowledge of thyroid disorders in infancy, childhood,
and adolescence and represents experience and views from a panel of the world's most …

This tutorial is intended to supplement the chapter" Thyroid Disorders" in the
Pharmacotherapy: a Pathophysiologic Approach. The thyroid hormones, thyroxine (3, 5, 3' …

Around the time of birth and during the first few years of life, thyroid hormone economy
undergoes major changes that need to be understood for proper investigation and treatment …

Thyroid hormones play a crucial role as a regulator of growth, of nervous system
myelination, of metabolism, and of organ functions. Disorders affecting the thyroid gland …