Study of Thyroxine (T4) and Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Levels in Newborns to Find a Correlation between T4 and TSH Levels with Birth Weight
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Early detection and treatment of congenital hypothyroidism can prevent mental retardation in early life. Since less than 5% of infants are diagnosed on clinical grounds, therefore the estimation of serum T4 and TSH levels are of paramount significance as early detection and treatment of congenital hypothyroidism in the first month of life might obviate neurological deficiencies in these infants. The present study was conducted on newborns over a period of one year, with an aim to find a correlation between T4 and TSH levels with birth weight of new borns using ELISA technique. It was found that the mean serum T4 decreased with decrease in birth weight and mean serum TSH increased with decrease in birth weight significantly. Keywords: Thyroxine, TSH, New born, Birth weight, Hypothyroidism, Congenital mental retardation.
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Harijot Singh, Gurmanpreet ,, Hardeep Singh Gill
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