hrp0082fclb4 | Late Breaking Abstracts | ESPE2014

Does Severity of Hypothyroidism at Birth Contribute to Abnormal Cortical Development among Children with Congenital Hypothyroidism?

Rovet Joanne , Clairman Hayyah , Skocic Jovanka

Background: Despite early detection and treatment, children with Congenital Hypothyroidism show subtle persisting deficits in various cognitive abilities. Degree and type of deficit reflect CH severity at time of diagnosis. We reported (Rovet et al., ATA, 2012) children with CH had abnormal cortical morphology, consistent with animal evidence showing early thyroid hormone (TH) insufficiency affects cortical development. It is not known, however, whether these cortical...