Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Neonatal biochemical screening programmes for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) allow early diagnosis and treatment of infants with CH, thereby efficiently preventing mental retardation. The purpose of the study was to assess the predictive role of Tc-99m pertechnetate thyroid scintigraphy in differentiating between transient and permanent hypothyroidism in neonates with borderline TSH results (6–19.9 μ/l) at the screening.Methods: A...