OBJECTIVES Autoimmune diseases have been associated with some organ non-specific rheumatological disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus; however, few studies have been performed in an extensive cohort of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Our objective was to evaluate the thyroid function and the prevalence of antithyroid antibodies, autoimmune t...

Background: Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus are more prone to thyroid disorders. Hypothyroidism in them leads an aggravation of microvascular complications. Screening for dysfunction diabetic patients will allow early treatment hypothyroidism. The aim this study was assess the prevalence hypothyroidism and its correlation age, HbA1c, BMI duration diabetes. Methods: This a cross sectional...

BACKGROUND The effect of subclinical thyroid dysfunction on vascular atherosclerosis remains uncertain. The objective of this study was to elucidate the association between sustained subclinical thyroid dysfunction and carotid plaques, which are an early surrogate marker of systemic atherosclerosis. METHODS The study included 21,342 adults with consistent thyroid hormonal status on serial thy...

Abstract Background Hypothyroidism usually appears in the second decade of life and is thought to be associated with iron overload in patients with thalassemia major. This study aimed to evaluate thyroid dysfunctions in patients with beta-thalassemia major. Materials and Methods This research is a descriptive – cross sectional study, carried out in 2009 to assess thyroid function in 100 p...

The endocrine system and particular endocrine organs, including the thyroid, undergo important functional changes during aging. The prevalence of thyroid disorders increases with age and numerous morphological and physiological changes of the thyroid gland during the process of aging are well-known. It is to be stressed that the clinical course of thyroid diseases in the elderly differs essenti...

Endocrine disorders are common in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). Whether hypothyroidism is present PWS, and especially infants young children, remains unclear. The aims of this study were to evaluate thyroid function assess the prevalence dysfunction, effect growth hormone on function. Subjects 23 PWS ages 3 months years who followed for up one year. Four lost follow-up after first ...

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...

purpose: to evaluate the prevalence of clinical and subclinical thyroid disorders using thyroid function tests in patients with single and multiple chalazia. methods: a complete ophthalmologic examination and thyroid function tests including thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh), thyroxine (t4) and triiodothyronine (t3) were performed in 60 patients with single chalazia and 50 patients with multipl...

Objective: Patients with b-thalassemia frequently develop primary hypothyroidism and other endocrine disorders due to iron overload. We studied whether administration of excess iodide to patients with apparently normal thyroid function could uncover an underlying thyroid disease. Design and methods: Twenty-®ve patients, 10 prepubertal (mean age 11 6 3 years) and 15 adults (mean age 23 6 5 years...

Thyroid dysfunction has been known to be closely associated with increased vascular events. The aims of the present study included determining the prevalence of subclinical thyroid disease and relationships between normal ranges of thyroid function and internal carotid artery steno-occlusion (ICS) in patients with ischemic stroke. From March 2007 to February 2008, 382 consecutive patients with ...