Validity of Six Month L-Thyroxine Dose for Differentiation of Transient or Permanent Congenital Hypothyroidism

• Main Authors: Muhammet Asena (Author), Meliha Demiral (Author), Edip Unal (Author), Murat Öcal (Author), Hüseyin Demirbilek (Author), Mehmet Nuri Özbek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Galenos Yayincilik, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective:The tendency to reduce thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) referral cut-off values in congenital hypothyroidism (CH) neonatal screening programs has resulted in an increase in the incidence of CH, but also the referral of infants with mild transient elevation of TSH. Therefore, there is a ne...