Screening newborn infants for congenital hypothyroidism is effective in preventing mental
retardation. Children who are identified and treated within the first month of life are normal in …

There is general agreement that treatment of hypothyroid infants diagnosed by screening
has proved to be remarkably effective in preventing the intellectual deficit commonly seen in …

Mass population screening of newborn infants for congenital hypothyroidism was introduced
in 1974 and now is a routine and effective means of early diagnosis of congenital …

Eighty children with congenital hypothyroidism detected by newborn screening were
grouped for presence of fetal hypothyroidism using skeletal maturity at the time of diagnosis …

Untreated congenital hypothyroidism is characterized by neurologic and mental retardation
1, 3. Recent evidence has been interpreted to indicate that most of these infants can attain …

In a study designed to provide retrospective control data for a neonatal thyroid screening
programme, the problems of 141 hypothyroid children were examined. The mean IQ …

Congenital hypothyroidism hampers the normal growth of body and mind. Initiation of
therapy during the first 3 months of life is the most critical aspect in this disease. This finding …

Twenty-seven patients with congenital hypothyroidism diagnosed by neonatal screening
were examined at the age of 12 years. The 12 patients with severe hypothyroidism at …

Congenital hypothyroidism is one of the most common endocrine disorders in childhood (1).
Since it became possible to establish mass screening programs for this condition, its outlook …

Because thyroid hormone is essential for normal brain development, children born with
congenital hypothyroidism who lack thyroid hormone during a circumscribed period of early …