Introduction. Congenital hypothyroidism is the most important cause of preventable mental
retardation. Since the use of programmes for early detection, mental retardation due to …

Pure tone audiometry, tympanometry, acoustic stapedial reflex thresholds (ASRTs), and
auditory evoked brain stem responses (AEBRs) were carried out in 38 children with early …

A retrospective survey has been carried out on audiological function in 46 congenital
hypothyroid cases; mental and physical development were also assessed, as well as the …

Background: Thyroid hormones are essential for growth and brain development in
childhood. Although congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the most common reason for mental …

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 …

Objective Thyroid hormone concentrations outside the normal range affect brain
development, but their specific influence on behaviour and mental abilities within normal …

Neonatal screening programmes allow early treatment to limit the consequences of
congenital hypothyroidism on maturation of the central nervous system, and on psychomotor …

Context: Overt hypothyroidism in pregnant women is associated with poorer
neurodevelopment in their children. Findings from studies investigating the effect of less …

In order to investigate the effect of hypothyroidism during the early development on the
functional brainstem maturation, polysomnograms were recorded on 7 patients with …

OBJECTIVES: To compare neurodevelopmental outcomes in severe and moderate
congenital hypothyroidism (CH) among 3 different initial L-thyroxine doses and to examine …