Screening of congenital hypothyroidism in preterm, low birth weight and very low birth weight neonates: A systematic review

• Main Authors: Mahin Hashemipour (Author), Silva Hovsepian (Author), Arman Ansari (Author), Mojtaba Keikha (Author), Pooyan Khalighinejad (Author), Negar Niknam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Evidence from different screening programs indicated that the rate of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) was higher in pre-term and low-birth-weight (LBW) newborns than normal ones. Incomplete development of hypothalamic-pituitary axis in this group of neonates results in the delayed rise of TSH and mis...