Background: The thyroid gland and hormonal regulation are among the most important
systems to be investigated in pre-term infants. This study sought to investigate thyroid …

Background: Premature infants are at higher risk of develo** congenital hypothyroidism
(CH) but the neonatal screening strategy for this population is still debatable. The purpose of …

Objective: Thyroid functions in preterm newborns may be altered in the first week of life.
Hypothyroxinemia has been commonly reported in these babies, which could be due to the …

Secondary screening for missed congenital hypothyroidism (CH) has been introduced
sporadically, but its necessity and optimal strategy have not been recognized. We …

Transient hypothyroidism can present itself as clinically asymptomatic or with few symptoms.
Early treatment with levothyroxine (L-T4) prevents complications related to this disorder. We …

Various methods have been used to determine thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and
thyroid hormone concentrations in medical diagnostic laboratories. Selection of a suitable …

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a common yet preventable cause of intellectual disability.
The prevalence of CH has risen since the advent of newborn screening (NBS), in part due to …

Introduction: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is seen more often in preterm and low
birthweight infants. However, very few studies exist that explore the epidemiology and risk …

Objective: The objective of this study was to help neonatologists to interpret the thyroid
hormone results accurately, and also to provide reference ranges and/or nomograms of FT4 …

The purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence of stress hyperglycemia and to
investigate how thyroid and stress hormones alter during stress hyperglycemia in children …