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Congenital hypothyroidism [PDF]

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2018
Congenital hypothyroidism is common and can cause severe neurodevelopmental morbidity. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are critical to optimizing long-term outcomes. Universal newborn screening is an important tool for detecting congenital hypothyroidism, but awareness of its limitations, repeated screening in high-risk infants, and a high index of ...
Wieland, Kiess, Melanie, Penke, Julia, Gesing, Annette, Stoltze, Antje, Körner, Roland, Pfäffle, Jürgen, Kratzsch   +6 more
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Congenital Hypothyroidism [PDF]

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2020
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the commonest preventable cause of mental retardation in human species. It is so important for clinician to know its etiology epidemiology, clinical manifestation and treatment strategies. Since it is one of the rare serious diseases that should not be diagnosed clinically because late clinical features corresponds to ...
National Cancer Institute
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Congenital Hypothyroidism

Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies
This thesis explores the biochemical and genetic aspects of congenital hypothyroidism (CH), focusing on its diagnosis and the role of genetic factors, including hereditary forms of isolated central CH and CH in Down syndrome (DS).Part A: Biochemical ConsiderationsThe first section addresses the challenges in diagnosing central CH.
Adina Ghemigian, Nicoleta Dumitru
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Congenital hypothyroidism

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2015
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the one of the most common preventable cause of mental retardation. In the majority of patients, CH is caused by an abnormal development of the thyroid gland (thyroid dysgenesis) that is a sporadic disorder and accounts ...
Pankaj Agrawal, Rajeev Philip, Sanjay Saran, Manish Gutch, Mohd Sayed Razi, Puspalata Agroiya, Keshavkumar Gupta   +6 more
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Congenital hypothyroidism

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2010
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) occurs in approximately 1:2,000 to 1:4,000 newborns. The clinical manifestations are often subtle or not present at birth.
LaFranchi Stephen H, Rastogi Maynika V
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Term birth and levothyroxine dosage are significant factors associated with permanent congenital hypothyroidism: experience from a medical center in Taiwan [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics
Background Before the introduction of newborn screening, congenital hypothyroidism was the leading cause of intellectual disability in infants and children.
Yu-En Kao, Wei-Hsin Ting, Yann-Jinn Lee, Chi-Yu Huang, Chao-Hsu Lin, Yi-Lei Wu, Lu-Ting Wang, Chin-Hui Tseng, Yi-Hsin Wu   +8 more
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A 7-year study on the prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism in northern Iran

Electronic Physician, 2018
Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is one of the most common congenital endocrine disorders. The present study determined the prevalence and demographic characteristics of congenital hypothyroidism in the north of Iran. Objective: To determine
Zahra Beheshti, Rozita Rezaei, Abbas Alipour, Mehrnoosh Kosarian, Sussan Saatsaz   +4 more
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Comparison of health-care coverage between children with congenital hypothyroidism and healthy children in Iran [PDF]

مجله علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کردستان, 2018
Background and Aim: Provision of timely healthcare for children under 5 years of age specially children with congenital hypothyroidism and also regular monitoring of growth through measuring weight, height and head circumference have been of great ...
Khaled Rahmani, Hamid, Shahin Yarahmadi, Y. Mehrabi, Nasrin Aghang,   +5 more
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Characteristics of thyroid nodules in infant with congenital hypothyroidism [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2014
PurposeThis study aimed to assess the characteristics of thyroid nodules among infants diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism.MethodsA retrospective study of 660 infants (374 males, 286 females) diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism was carried out ...
Seo Young Youn, Jeong Ho Lee, Yun-Woo Chang, Dong Hwan Lee   +3 more
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A 10‐year prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism in Khorramabad (Urban Western Iran) [PDF]

Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 2019
Background Congenital hypothyroidism in infants is the cause of mental retardation in children, it can be detected in patient and treated at a relatively cheap rate, preventing patient retard.
Nadereh Taee, Mojgan Faraji Goodarzi, Mohammad Safdari, Amir Bajelan   +3 more
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