We have previously reported that despite neonatal screening, children with severe
congenital hypothyroidism treated at 5 weeks of age with 6 micrograms/kg. day …

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the commonest treatable cause of mental retardation.
The prevelance is 1/3000-1/4000 live births worldwide. The importance of CH is that, the …

Screening for congenital hypothyroidism for all newborns of the former western parts of the
city of Berlin was instituted in 1978 by determination of the TSH levels in dried filter paper …

OBJECTIVE We have evaluated parameters of growth, the pubertal process and attained
adult height in patients with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) of various aetiologies …

Materials and Methods: We studied the longitudinal growth pattern and assessed the
neurodevelopment of 45 children with CH (25 girls, 20 boys) diagnosed through the national …

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 …

Background Thyroid hormones are critical for early neurocognitive development as well as
growth and development throughout childhood. Prompt recognition and treatment of …

Background: Despite newborn screening and early levothyroxine replacement, there are
continued reports of mild neurocognitive impairment in children with congenital …

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the most common congenital endocrine disorder. The
early treatment of CH patients has successfully improved the prognosis and management of …

Congenital hypothyroidism occurs in approximately 1 in 2000 newborns and can have
devastating neurodevelopmental consequences if not detected and treated promptly. While …