Maternal thyroid function in early pregnancy and neuropsychological performance of the child at 5 years of age

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 660-670

  Andersen, Stine Linding ^a   Andersen, Stig ^a,b   Liew, Zeyan ^c   Vestergaard, Peter ^a,b   Olsen, Jørn ^d  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR RATING INVENTORY OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; BIOBANK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT ASSESSMENT BATTERY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEST OF EVERYDAY ATTENTION; THYROID FUNCTION; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; BLOOD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTELLIGENCE; MOTHER; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID GLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MOTHERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID GLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85041914040     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-02171     Document Type: Article

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