Eighty-five percent of the studies of patients with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) treated
with Levothyroxine (L-T4) report neuropsychological sequelae throughout life. In neonates …

Background Long-term consequences of mild subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) in children
are still unclear, and the need for levothyroxine (L-T4) supplementation remains …

Screening programs for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) dramatically improved the
neuropsychological prognosis in affected children. However, mild impairments in cognitive …

A cohort of over 100 children with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) detected via newborn
screening was followed regularly throughout childhood and into adolescence. They were …

Background Although thyroxin therapy clearly is beneficial to children with frank
hypothyroidism there is little data on the effects of thyroxin in children with compensated or …

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

Background: In congenital hypothyroidism (CH) it has been questioned whether high dose
thyroxine replacement therapy has detrimental effects on memory, attention, and behaviour …

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a neonatal disorder that is caused by a prolonged loss of
thyroid hormone, which is essential for early brain development. While CH was once the …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the influence of initial and postinitial treatment factors on
cognitive, psychomotor, and psychological outcome in schoolchildren with congenital …

Objective: To study the effects of initial and concurrent dose levels of L-thyroxine on ability
and behavior in children with congenital hypothyroidism. Methods: An existing database …