Delayed Neurobehavioral Development in Children Born to Pregnant Women with Mild Hypothyroxinemia During the First Month of Gestation: The Importance of Early Iodine Supplementation

Berbel, Pere; L. Mestre, José; Santamaría, Asunción; Palazón, Inmaculada; Franco, Ascensión; Graells, Marisa; González-Torga, Antonio; Morreale de Escobar, Gabriella

doi:10.1089/thy.2008.0341

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Delayed Neurobehavioral Development in Children Born to Pregnant Women with Mild Hypothyroxinemia During the First Month of Gestation: The Importance of Early Iodine Supplementation

Published in Thyroid • Apr 6, 2009

Authors:

Pere Berbel

José L. Mestre

Asunción Santamaría

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Maternal hypothyroxinemia, due to gestational iodine deficiency, causes neurological dysfunctions in the progeny. Our aim was to determine the effects of delayed iodine supplementation (200 microg KI per day) to mildly hypothyroxinemic pregnant women at the beginning of gestation (i.e., ...

Subject

Gestation

Medicine

Iodine deficiency

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