Optimising outcome in congenital hypothyroidism; current opinions on best practice in initial assessment and subsequent management

JCRPE Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 13-22

  Donaldson, Malcolm ^a   Jones, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital hypothyroidism; Radioisotope scanning; Thyroid ultrasound; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID PEROXIDASE; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; THYROXINE DEIODINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX8;

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DNA DETERMINATION; DOWN SYNDROME; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECHOGRAPHY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROXINEMIA; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEWBORN SCREENING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENDRED SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCINTISCANNING; THYROID DYSGENESIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84874508219     PISSN: 13085727     EISSN: 13085735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4274/Jcrpe.849     Document Type: Review

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