Diagnosis and follow-up of patients with congenital hypothyroidism detected by neonatal screening

Diagnosis and follow-up of patients with congenital hypothyroidism detected by neonatal screening

The screening programme of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is probably one of the best achievements in paediatrics. Thyroid hormones are essential for brain development and brain maturation that continue through the neonatal period. Hypothyroidism that begins in the first months of life causes irreve...

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Main Authors: Amparo Rodríguez Sánchez, María J. Chueca Guindulain, María Alija Merillas, Susana Ares Segura, José Carlos Moreno Navarro, María Dolores Rodríguez Arnao
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Anales de Pediatría (English Edition)
Subjects:
Hipotiroidismo congénito
Cribado neonatal
Detección precoz
Unidades de seguimiento endocrinopatías
T4 libre
Hormona estimulante del tiroides
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