Development of contrast sensitivity in infants with prenatal and neonatal thyroid hormone insufficiencies

Pediatric Research

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 902-907

  Mirabella, Giuseppe ^a   Westall, Carol A ^a,b   Asztalos, Elizabeth ^b,c   Perlman, Kusiel ^a,b   Koren, Gideon ^a,b   Rovet, Joanne ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DISEASE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; THYROID HORMONES; THYROTROPIN; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 8544253842     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/01.PDR.0000157681.38042.B4     Document Type: Article

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