Background In the last decades, a higher incidence of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) has
been recorded in Italy (1: 1940) and worldwide, mainly due to the shift to lower screening …

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a thyroid hormone deficiency syndrome in newborns
resulting from incomplete thyroid development and decreased thyroid hormone biosynthesis …

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the most common congenital endocrine disorder and one
of the most common preventable causes of mental retardation. Over the years, a rise in the …

Objective To assess Primary Congenital Hypothyroidism (CH) management patterns and
feasibility of providing long-term care for patients with CH identified through newborn …

Purpose Although a nation-wide salt iodization program on voluntary basis was
implemented in 2005, many areas in our country are still characterized by mild iodine …

Background and aims: Early diagnosis and treatment are essential to prevent mental
retardation in hypothyroidism. The aim of this study was to evaluate neonatal hypothyroidism …

Background: Congenital Hypothyroidism is one of the most prevalence disease of
endocrinology and metabolic infant and important caused of mental deficiency …

Introduction: Newborn screening (NBS) is a system of organized search in the entire
neonatal population for specific diseases. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, two diseases are …

Introduction: Family history of thyroid disease (FHTD) as risk factor for congenital
hypothyroidism (CH) in patients with Down syndrome (DS) has not yet been explored …

Background and aims: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is one of the most common treatable
physical growth disorders leading to mental retardation. Most cases of this disease can be …