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Netwd Health Directory
Childhood Thyroid
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Congenital Hypothyroidism
Covers the causes, prevention, symptoms, tests, complications, diagnosis, and treatment. From AllRefer Health.
Congenital Hypothyroidism
A case report of a child with severe disease symptoms that include protruding tongue, pericardial effusion, dry thick skin, sepsis, and lethargy. From Pediatric Oncall.
Congenital Hypothyroidism
Information about this hereditary condition that is fairly uncommon. Learn the importance of newborn screening tests to prevent mental retardation.
Did You Know?
Facts and statistics about thyroid disorders affecting children internationally. Thyroid Federation International.
Graves' - Treatment of Children and Neonates
Special considerations in the management of thyrotoxicosis in utero and in children.
Pediatric Graves' Disease: Therapeutic Options and Experience With Radioiodine
Medical problem that can be life-threatening and adversely alter physical growth and development, including a child's ability to learn. Presents treatment recommendations drawn from this study. From the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Thyroid Disease in Childhood
Learn about the types of thyroid disorders affecting children, growth, metabolism, congenital hypothyroidism and congenital goitre.
Thyroid Disorders & Treatments - Congenital Hypothyroidism
Discusses the cause, screening process, incidence and types, Low T4, and outcome.
Thyroid Disorders in Children
A mother's personal story about her pregnancy and a daughter with Congenital Hypothyroidism.
Virtual Children's Hospital: Hypothyroidism
Quick answers to some common questions about this condition.
Children With Congenital Hypothyroidism and Their Siblings: Do They Really Differ?
Study suggests that even with treatment early in life, due to newborn screening, may have reduced IQ relative to siblings. (January, 2005)
Infants of mothers with over- or under-active thyroid may have vision processing problems
Despite treatment there are subtle deficits that include difficulty distinguishing between colors and impaired contrast sensitivity, according to a new study. (September 30, 2004)
Did you know?
In patients with insulin resistance, although insulin can attach normally to receptors on liver and muscle cells, certain mechanisms prevent insulin from moving glucose into these cells where it is utilized.
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