Neonatal Screening For Congenital Hypothyroidism Based On T4, TSH , TBG

Faculty Medicine Year: 2008
Type of Publication: Theses Pages: 102
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BibID 10636800
Keywords : pediatrics    
Abstract:
To evaluate efficacy of neonatal screening for congenital hypothyroidism by measuring thyroid hormones, and efficacy of early management of patients.Thyroid hormone is essential for the growth and maturation of many target tissues, including the brain and skeleton.The critical period for central nervous system (CNS) to be dependent onThyroid hormone is known to extent from the fetal life until at least the first 2 years after birth. 
   
     
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