Changes of event related potential and cognitive processes in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism after thyroxine treatment

Endocrine Regulations

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 115-122

  Jensovsky, J ^a   Ruzicka, E ^a   Spackova, N ^a   Hejdukova, B ^a  

^a CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Event related potential; Memory scores; Subclinical hypothyroidism; Thyroxine treatemnt

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; PLACEBO; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; DRUG EFFECT; EVOKED RESPONSE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISION; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MMPI; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROXINE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 0036747194     PISSN: 12100668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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