Dermatoglyphic patterns of goitrous children in endemic iodine deficiency area

Effect of Iodine Deficiency on IQ of Apparently- Normal School Children of an Area of Endemic Goiter

SUMMARY Different degrees of neurological and psychological problems are observed in endemic goiter inhabitants. To determine the effect of iodine deficiency on IQ, we checked the IQ and size of the thyroid of 194 students of an endemic goiter area and compared with that of 224 students of a non-endemic goiter area in Kohkiloyeh & Boyer Ahmad province. The average IQ of students in endemic goi...

EFFECT OF IODINE DEFICIENCY ON I.Q.LEVELS OF APPARENTLY NORMAL INHABITANTS OF AN ENDEMIC GOITER AREA

Uptake and Serum T3, T4 and Tsh Levels among Goitrous and Non - Goitrous School Children in an Endemic and a Non - Endemic Area in Sri Lanka

Radioiodine uptake by the thyroid at 2 hours and 2 4 hours and levels of the hormones T3, T4 and TSH in blood of 112 School children over 16 years of age with clinically demonstrable goitre (grade 1B and above) have been measured. Of Ihem 92 lived in an endemic area and 20 in a non-endemic area. They have been compared with age and sex matched clinically non-goitrous controls from the same s c ...

Non-endemic goitrous cretinism.

Enlargement of the thyroid gland is an unusual finding in cretins outside endemic goitrous areas. Wilkins, Clayton and Bertirong (1954), reviewing published cases of non-endemic goitrous cretinism, collected reports of 32 cases and described a further four cases of their own. Other cases have been reported by Rienhoff (1940) and Smallpeice (1949). The hypothyroidism in these cases is of variabl...

Dermatoglyphic Patterns in Cystic Fibrosis Children

OBJECTIVE It is believed that fingerprints and palm patterns may represent genetically determined congenital abnormalities in Cystic Fibrosis (CF). The main idea of this paper was to determine differences of fingerprints and palm patterns in CF and normal children. METHODS Forty-six CF children (27 males, 19 females) and 341 (113 males, 228 females) healthy individuals were recruited for this...