Intellectual outcome in patients with congenital hypothyroidism

Abstract

Congenital hypothyroidism – thyroid disease, which occurs approximately 1: 3000-4000 newborns. Early onset of substitution levothyroxine therapy prevents the development of mental retardation. Neonatal screening of сongenital hypothyroidism in Russian Federation was started in 1994. This review presents the data of Russian and foreign researchers about the intellectual outcome of children and adolescents with сongenital hypothyroidism.

Keywords

• congenital hypothyroidism
• intelligence quotient (iq)
• levothyroxine