Cognitive functioning and well-being in euthyroid patients on thyroxine replacement therapy for primary hypothyroidism

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 747-753

  Wekking, Ellie M ^a,b   Appelhof, Bente C ^a   Fliers, Eric ^a   Schene, Aart H ^a   Huyser, Jochanan ^a   Tijssen, Jan G P ^a   Wiersinga, Wilmar M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL MEMORY; WELLBEING; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES; ATTENTION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; THYROXINE;

EID: 29644433344     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.1.02025     Document Type: Article

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