Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Congenital hypothyroidism (CHT) has a reported incidence of 1:3500 in Caucasian populations. Early detection by newborn screening and appropriate L-thyroxine treatment leads to normal or near-normal neurocognitive outcome.The National Newborn screening programme (NNP) was established in Children’s University Hospital, Temple St. in 1979. This study aimed to ascertain the incidence of congenital hypothyroidism in the Republic of Ireland...