Hippocampal size and memory functioning in children and adolescents with congenital hypothyroidism

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Wheeler, Sarah M ^a,b   Willoughby, Karen A ^a,b   McAndrews, Mary Pat ^b,c   Rovet, Joanne F ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN GROWTH; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORGAN SIZE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 80052517771     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-0119     Document Type: Article

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