Transient hypothyroxinaemia associated with developmental delay in very preterm infants

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Meijer, W.J.

Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P.

Brand, R.

Brande, J.L. van den
In 563 surviving very preterm (<32 weeks gestational age) and/or very low birthweight (<1500 g) infants the relationship between neonatal thyroxine concentration and psychomotor development at 2 years of age (corrected for preterm birth) was studied. A significant association was found between low neonatal thyroxine concentration and a negative score on the three milestones of development. These findings do not support the view that transient hypothyroxinaemia in preterm infants is harmless. Chemicals/CAS: thyroxine, 7488-70-2; Thyroxine, 7488-70-2
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ThyroxineChildChild developmentFemaleMaleMajor clinical studyNewbornPrematurityPreschool childPsychomotor developmentThyroxine blood levelVery low birth weightChild, PreschoolDevelopmental DisabilitiesFollow-Up StudiesHumanHypothyroidismInfantInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureLogistic ModelsOdds RatioPsychomotor PerformanceThyroxine
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231749
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https://resolver.tno.nl/uuid:2d1335da-412e-4e1c-8924-600d579d2408
ISSN
00039888
Source
Archives of Disease in Childhood, 67(7), pp. 944-947.
Pages
944-947
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