Introduction: Hypothyroidism is a common disorder of the endocrine system in which the production of thyroid hormones is inadequate. In addition to various physical manifestations, patients who suffer from hypothyroidism may also present with psychological problems, as described in previous studies. Case Presentation: Herein, the reports of 2 pati...

Background: Although numerous observational studies have investigated the association between gender and risk of congenital hypothyroidism, the role of gender as a risk factor for congenital hypothyroidism remains unknown.Thismeta-analysis was conducted to summarize the epidemiologic evidence of the effect of gender on the congenital hypothyroidism occurrence, and also to identify the sex ratio...

Background & Objectives: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) represents the mildest form of thyroid hormone deficiency and may be associated with adverse consequences. SCH is defined as an elevated serum thyrotropin (often referred to thyroid-stimulating hormone, or TSH) level normal levels free thyroxine (FT4) that affects up 10% adult population. The identification patients subclinical havin...

AIM To investigate the impact of hypothyroidism and thyroxine therapy on insulin sensitivity in patients with overt hypothyroidism. METHODS The study included twenty seven overtly hypothyroid and fifteen healthy euthyroid South Western Asian females. Both groups had matching age and body mass index. Physiological and pathological conditions as well as medications that may alter thyroid functi...

background: hyperprolactinemia is the most common endocrine disorder in hypothalamic-pituitary axis and has been reported in variable levels in patients with overt primary hypothyroidism. we decided to determine the prevalence of hyperprolactinemia and clinical related symptoms in subclinical hypothyroidism patients. methods: in this cross sectional study, prolactin levels of 481 subclinical hy...

how to cite this article: mirouliaie m, fallah r, partovee m, ordooei m. efficacy of levothyroxine in migraine headaches in children with subclinical hypothyroidism. iran j child neurol autumn 2012;6(4):23-26.   abstract objective hypothyroidism may be an exacerbating factor for  primary headaches and migraine is one of the most common primary headaches in childhood. thepurpose of this study wa...