A randomized controlled trial of the effect of thyroxine replacement on cognitive function in community-living elderly subjects with subclinical hypothyroidism: the Birmingham Elderly Thyroid study.

CONTEXT: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) and cognitive dysfunction are both common in the elderly and have been linked. It is important to determine whether T4 replacement therapy in SCH confers cognitive benefit. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine whether administration of T4 replacement t...

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Main Authors: Parle, J, Roberts, L, Wilson, S, Pattison, H, Roalfe, A, Haque, MS, Heath, C, Sheppard, M, Franklyn, J, Hobbs, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010