Thyroid Function and Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents with Neuromotor Disability

• Main Authors: Valeria Calcaterra (Author), Giacomo Biganzoli (Author), Simona Ferraro (Author), Alessandra Mari (Author), Anna Mandelli (Author), Valentina Fabiano (Author), Patrizia Carlucci (Author), Gloria Pelizzo (Author), Elena Zoia (Author), Giulia Lanfranchi (Author), Silvana Castaldi (Author), Patrizia Boracchi (Author), Elia Biganzoli (Author), Gianvincenzo Zuccotti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Thyroid function plays a crucial role in nervous system integrity and metabolic homeostasis. We evaluated the pattern of TSH, FT4 and FT3 release in children with neuromotor impairment (NI) in relationship with metabolic syndrome (MS). We enrolled 55 patients with NI and 30 controls. Clinical parame...