Preliminary findings show maternal hypothyroidism may contribute to abnormal cortical morphology in offspring

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 7, Issue FEB, 2016, Pages

  Lischinsky, Julieta E ^a,b   Skocic, Jovanka ^c   Clairman, Hayyah ^c   Rovet, Joanne ^c,d  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cortex; FreeSurfer; Hypothyroidism; MRI; Pregnancy; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHILD; CORTICAL THICKNESS (BRAIN); DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SOCIAL STATUS; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

EID: 84962517641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2016.00016     Document Type: Article

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