Spatial working memory impairment in subclinical hypothyroidism: An fMRI study

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 260-270

  Yin, Jing Jing ^a,b   Liao, Ling Min ^c   Luo, Dong Xue ^a,b   Xu, Ke ^d   Ma, Shu Hua ^a,b   Wang, Zhao Xin ^e   Le, Hong Bo ^a,b   Huang, Ran Ran ^a,b   Cai, Ze Long ^a,b   Zhang, Jiong ^a,b  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b Chaonan Minsheng Hospital of Shantou   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Spatial working memory; Subclinical hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; PARIETAL LOBE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SPATIAL MEMORY; SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; SUPPLEMENTARY MOTOR AREA; TREATMENT DURATION; WORKING MEMORY; BOLD SIGNAL; COMPREHENSION; DORSOLATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; FIGURAL MEMORY; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MEMORY; MEMORY QUOTIENT; MENTAL FUNCTION; MIDDLE FRONTAL GYRUS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NUMERIC SPAN; ORIENTATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRECUNEUS; PREMOTOR CORTEX; RESPONSE TIME; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; SUPERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TOUCH TEST; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUAL REPRODUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRODROMAL SYMPTOMS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 84877922512     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000343201     Document Type: Article

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