The Role of Transient Hypothyroxinemia of Prematurity in Development of Visual Abilities

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 431-437

  Rovet, Joanne ^a,b   Simic, Nevena ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

color vision; contrast sensitivity; prematurity; thyroid hormone; visual attention; visual development; visuomotor skills

Indexed keywords

THYROID HORMONE;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSIENT HYPOTHROXINEMIA OF PREMATURITY; VISION; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

EID: 55449090846     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2008.09.009     Document Type: Review

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