Should the levothyroxine starting dose be tailored to disease severity in neonates with congenital hypothyroidism?

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 658-659

  LaFranchi, Stephen H ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital hypothyroidism; Free T4; Newborn screening; Thyroid scintigraphy scan; TSH

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

COGNITION; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LOW DRUG DOSE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SHORT SURVEY; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID HORMONE SYNTHESIS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56649086658     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0970     Document Type: Short Survey

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