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Maternal Thyroid Deficiency During Pregnancy and Subsequent Neuropsychological Development of the Child
NEJM 341:549-555,601, Haddow,J.E.,et al, 1999
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Article Abstract
The children of the 62 women with high serum thyrotropin concentrations performed slightly less well on all 15 tests. Their full-scale IQ scores on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, third edition, averaged 4 points lower than th ose of the children of the 124 matched control women (P=0.06); 15 percent had scores of 85 or less, as compared with 5 percent of the matched control children. Of the 62 women with thyroid deficiency, 48 were not treated for the condition during the preg nancy under study. The full-scale IQ scores of their children averaged 7 points lower than those of the 124 matched control children (P=0.005); 19 percent had scores of 85 or less. Eleven years after the pregnancy under study, 64 percent of the untreate d women and 4 percent of the matched control women had confirmed hypothyroidism. Undiagnosed hypothyroidism in pregnant women may adversely affect their fetuses; therefore, screening for thyroid deficiency during pregnancy may be warranted.
 
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