Unrecognized congenital hypothyroidism leads to mental retardation. Newborn screening
and thyroid therapy started within 2 weeks of age can normalize cognitive development. The …

Introduction: The aim of this research was to determine the efficacy of therapeutic
interventions applied to children with CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM by evaluating of …

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is one of the most easily treatable causes of intellectual
decline in childhood. Since there is paucity of clinical symptoms of thyroid hormone …

In 1979 a national screening programme for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) was introduced
in Greece. Treatment with l-thyroxine was started immediately after confirmation of the …

Objective: To determine between timing and LT4 dose which was the more important factor
for IQ at 7 years in screened congenital hypothyroidism (CH). Methods: 131 children with CH …

Background: Congenital hypothyroidism is the most common reason of mental retardation,
and normal neurological development can be provided by early and effective treatment. In …

To determine the effects of hypothyroidism and hormonal patterns on outcome, we tested 65
7-to 12-year-old children with congenital hypothyroidism using standardized tests of …

Smit BJ, Kok JH, Vulsma T, Briët JM, Boer K, Wiersinga WM. Neurologic development of the
newborn and young child in relation to maternal thyroid function. Acta Paediatr 2000; 89 …

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 …

To evaluate the effect of different initial levothyroxine (LT4) replacement doses on growth
and intellectual outcome in patients with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) detected by …