ea0013p333 | Thyroid | SFEBES2007
Correia Neuman
, Mullally Sinead
, Tun Tommy Kyaw
, Phelan Niamh
, Fitzgibbon Maria
, OMara Shane
, Boran Gerard
, Gibney James
The neuropsychological mechanism underlying cognitive impairment in hypothyroidism is poorly understood. It is not known whether cognitive impairment resolves following L-Thyroxine (LT4) replacement. It is also unknown whether similar neuropsychological abnormalities occur in patients with sub-clinical hypothyroidism (SCH). To address these questions, we performed neuropsychological tests in 17 patients with hypothyroidism (age 45±3 years; mean±S.E.M.)...