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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 +6 more
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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 PediatricsBackground Before the introduction of newborn screening, congenital hypothyroidism was the leading cause of intellectual disability in infants and children.
Yu-En Kao +8 more
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Transient congenital hypothyroidism
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2011 Transient thyroid function abnormalities in the new born which revert back to normal after varying periods of time are mostly identified in the neonatal screening tests for thyroid and are becoming more common because of the survival of many more ...
Nisha Bhavani
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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 +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 ...
Eroglu, Ahmet, Kucuk, Ahmet Oguzhan
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Changes of antithroglobulin antibody in children with congenital hypothyroidism [PDF]
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2013 PurposeIt has been reported that antithroglobulin (anti-TG) antibody is increased in the sera of both children with transient congenital hypothyroidism and their mothers.
Eun Mi Cho +3 more
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Evaluating Features of Congenital Primary Hypothyroidism and Its Outcomes in Mongolia
Central Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021 Objectives: Our goal was to assess the outcomes of congenital primary hypothyroidism and evaluate forms of dysgenesis forms among children diagnosed with congenital primary hypothyroidism Methods: A cross-sectional study recruited all children diagnosed ...
Altantuya Tsevgee +4 more
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Prevalence of Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Patients with Congenital Hypothyroidism in Qazvin, Iran (2015) [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Neonatology, 2018 Background: Congenital hypothyroidism increases the risk of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). Children with hearing impairment are prone to communication disorders.
Fatemeh Saffari +5 more
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Etiological Evaluation of Congenital Hypothyroidism Cases
Journal of Behçet Uz Children's Hospital, 2020 INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to determine, (i) the cause of congenital hypothyroidism (permanent or transient), (ii) the etiological cause of persistent congenital hypothyroidism and (iii) to investigate the role of clinical and laboratory ...
Ayşe Anık +3 more
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