Congenital hypothyroidism: No adverse effects of high dose thyroxine treatment on adult memory, attention, and behaviour

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 132-137

  Oerbeck, B ^a,b   Sundet, K ^c   Kase, B F ^d   Heyerdahl, S ^b  

^a Reg Ctr for Child/Adol Psychiatry   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; THYROXINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13244252436     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.043935     Document Type: Article

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