14.10.2016 | Short Communication
Thyroid function testing in neonates born to women with hypothyroidism
Erschienen in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Ausgabe 12/2016
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What is Known:
• Congenital hypothyroidism(CH) is the commonest preventable cause of childhood intellectual impairment.
• Family history of hypothyroidism has been implicated as a risk factor for CH.
• CH has formed part of newborn screening since the 1970s.
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What is New:
• There is no research recommending thyroid function testing at 10–14 days of life to detect CH in neonates born to mothers with hypothyroidism.
• Thyroid function testing at 10–14 days of life does not improve diagnostic yield for CH in babies born to mothers with hypothyroidism.
• Newborn blood spot remains the mainstay for accurate and timely diagnosis of CH.
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