To evaluate the effect of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) on nervous system development,
we performed evoked potential studies on 7 CH infants at 3-8 weeks of age before treatment …

Patients with early treated congenital hypothyroidism (CH) often develop subnormally and
display subtle neurological defects. Can optimal treatment fully prevent these abnormalities …

To evaluate the effect of early treatment of congenital hypothyroidism on central nervous
system development, auditory brainstem evoked potentials were determined in 32 patients …

At the present, the influence of intrauterine hypothyroidism on the fetus is estimated by bone
age (BA). BA is also used as a predictor of later neuropsychologic development. The aim of …

We report the results of a longitudinal study of auditory brain-stem responses (ABRs) and
somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) performed in 6 children with congenital …

Objective. To compare the effects of therapy with thyroxine (T4) plus triiodothyronine (T3)
versus T4 alone from the first days of life in screened congenital hypothyroid (CH) infants …

OBJECTIVE In view of the fact that, during the first period of life, thyroid hormones are critical
for brain development, we investigated whether even transient congenital hypothyroidism …

Systematic screening for congenital hypothyroidism in the newborn was introduced some 15
years ago. The main objective was the prevention of mental retardation due to thyroid …

Thyroid hormones are essential for normal development and growth of many target tissues,
including the brain and the skeleton. Thyroid hormone (TH) action on critical genes for …

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a pediatric endocrine disorder of newborns caused by a
failure in the production of thyroid hormone (TH), an essential hormone for early brain …