Maternal hypothyroxinemia in early pregnancy predicts reduced performance in reaction time tests in 5- to 6-year-old offspring

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1417-1426

  Finken, Martijn J J ^a   Van Eijsden, Manon ^a,b   Loomans, Eva M ^b,c   Vrijkotte, Tanja G M ^d   Rotteveel, Joost ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL HYPOTHYROXINEMIA; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; RESPONSE INHIBITION; RESPONSE SELECTION; RESPONSE SPEED; RESPONSE SPEED STABILITY; RESPONSE TIME; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; VISUOMOTOR SKILL;

CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROGNOSIS; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; THYROXINE;

EID: 84876261422     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-3389     Document Type: Article

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