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. 1992 Jul;67(7):944-7.
doi: 10.1136/adc.67.7.944.

Transient hypothyroxinaemia associated with developmental delay in very preterm infants

W J Meijer  1 , S P Verloove-Vanhorick, R Brand, J L van den Brande
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Transient hypothyroxinaemia associated with developmental delay in very preterm infants

W J Meijer et al. Arch Dis Child. 1992 Jul.

Abstract

In 563 surviving very preterm (less than 32 weeks gestational age) and/or very low birthweight (less than 1500 g) infants the relationship between neonatal thyroxine concentration and psychomotor development at 2 years of age (corrected for preterm birth) was studied. A significant association was found between low neonatal thyroxine concentration and a negative score on the three milestones of development. These findings do not support the view that transient hypothyroxinaemia in preterm infants is harmless.

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