Outcome of severe congenital hypothyroidism: Closing the developmental gap with early high dose levothyroxine treatment

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 222-227

  Dubuis, Jean Michel ^a,b   Glorieux, Jacqueline ^a,b   Richer, Faisca ^a,b   Deal, Cheri L ^a,b   Dussault, Jean H ^c   Van Vliet, Guy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0030060625     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.1.222     Document Type: Article

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