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The Effects of Early Hypothyroidism on iq, School Performance, and Electroencephalogram Pattern in Children

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Normal and Abnormal Development of Brain and Behaviour

Part of the book series: Boerhaave Series for Postgraduate Medical Education ((BSPM,volume 6))

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Congenital hypothyroidism in man offers a naturally occurring biological model for the study of brain-thyroid relationships during the formative period of the central nervous system.

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  1. J. J. Van Gemund
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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    G. B. A. Stoelinga M. D.

  2. Department of Endocrinology Medical Faculty, Rotterdam University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

    J. J. Van Der Werff Ten Bosch M. D.

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Van Gemund, J.J., De Angulo, M.S.L. (1971). The Effects of Early Hypothyroidism on iq, School Performance, and Electroencephalogram Pattern in Children. In: Stoelinga, G.B.A., Van Der Werff Ten Bosch, J.J. (eds) Normal and Abnormal Development of Brain and Behaviour. Boerhaave Series for Postgraduate Medical Education, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2921-6_19

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