OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism (CH), permanent and transient CH. METHODS From November 2006 to September 2007, 63031 newborns were screened by measuring serum TSH obtained by heel prick. The neonates who had a TSH≥5mU/L were recalled for measurement of serum T(4), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and TSH receptor blocking antibodies (TRBAb) in venous sampl...

BACKGROUND Congenital hypothyroidism is a condition of thyroid hormone deficiency. Approximately 1 in 4000 newborn infants has a deficiency of thyroid function. The aim of this study is determination of the prevalence of permanent and transient congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in Yazd, Iran. METHODS From May 2006 to June 2008, 35377 newborns were screened by measuring serum TSH obtained by heel...

All patients identified in the neonatal screening programme for congenital hypothyroidism in Northern Ireland between 1983 and 1993 were reviewed. 131 infants were recalled because of TSH elevation of whom 85 proved to have true permanent congenital hypothyroidism, while 44 had transient TSH elevation and 2 cases died before the diagnosis could be confirmed. TSH elevation at presentation was mi...

how to cite this article: ordooei m, mottaghipisheh h, fallah r, rabiee a. cognitive outcomes for congenital hypothyroid and healthy children: a comparative study. iran j child neurol. 2014 autumn;8(4): 28-32. abstract objective early diagnosis and treatment of congenital hypothyroidism (ch) and the prevention of developmental retardation is the main goal of public health national screening pro...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the causes of congenital hypothyroidism in children more than 3 years of age and to document the frequency of transient vs permanent hypothyroidism. DESIGN Hospital based observational study. SETTING Pediatric endocrine clinic of a medical college. PATIENTS Children over 3 years of age, on treatment for congenital hypothyroidism. INTERVENTION Thyroid function t...

BACKGROUND Primary congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the most common treatable cause of mental retardation and can be classified into permanent and transient types. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of permanent and transient congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in Hamadan, West province of Iran. METHODS The study population included all cases with primary congenital hypothy...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa back ground: considering the high prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism (ch) in isfahan, the intelligence quotient (iq) of children with ch and the effect of diagnostic and treatment variables on it were investigated during the ch screening program. materials and methods: a total of 120 children in three studied groups were studied in this compara...

BACKGROUND/AIM Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is divided into two groups as 'permanent' and 'transient' We aimed to determine the rate of transient and permanent congenital hypothyroidism of the newborns referred to our clinic. MATERIALS AND METHODS Of the newborns who were referred to our clinic from the neonatal screening program, those who were diagnosed with CH and started treatment were ...