Congenital hypothyroidism is clinically difficult to diagnose early in life. A review of the
common signs and symptoms of this treatable disease is presented, and a case diagnosed …

This communication reviews problems of diagnosis and therapy of hypothyroidism in infancy
and childhood and presents 12 representative cases treated with sodiuml-thyroxine …

Neurological and psycholocial assessment was carried out on 30 patients aged 2.7 to 21
years (mean 9.4) who were being treated for hypothyroidism starting before the age of 2 …

State and regional programs have been instituted in the United States and Canada for the
screening of newborn infants for congenital hypothyroidism, and this topic was the subject of …

The symptoms and signs develop over the ensuing weeks of extra-uterine life. Only in the
severest cases are subtle signs of hypothy-roidism present at birth, such as prolonged …

Congenital hypothyroidism is a common but preventable cause of mental retardation. The
incidence of congenital hypothyroidism in the newborn population is about 1: 3500 to 1 …

Photographs of children with cretinism and childhood hypothyroidism are stamped in the
memory of physicians from their days as medical students. But in spite of, and perhaps in …

Because of the important maturational effects of thyroid hormone, abnormalities in thyroid
function in the pediatric age range may have profound effects on linear growth and skeletal …

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 …