Thyroid disease and cognition

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 529-543

  Samuels, Mary H ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Hypothyroidism; Mood; Subclinical hypothyroidism; Subclinical thyrotoxicosis; Thyrotoxicosis

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE;

ANXIETY; APATHY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HASHIMOTO ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IRRITABILITY; MEMORY; MOOD; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTOXICOSIS; AFFECT; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGY;

AFFECT; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 84901491512     PISSN: 08898529     EISSN: 15584410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2014.02.006     Document Type: Review

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