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Iodine Intake and Related Cognitive Function Impairments in Elementary Schoolch...
Bailote, Helga G. B.; Linhares, Diana P.; Carvalho, Célia; Prazeres, Susana; Rodrigues, Armindo; Garcia, PatríciaIodine deficiency, the most common cause of preventable mental impairment worldwide, has been linked to poorer intellectual function in several studies. However, to our knowledge, no studies have been performed in moderate iodine-deficient schoolchildren using the complete form of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III; Portuguese version). The main purpose of this study was to ascertain whether mod...
Iodine Intake in Portuguese School Children
Limbert, Edward; Prazeres, Susana; São Pedro, Márcia; Madureira, Deolinda; Miranda, Ana; Ribeiro, Manuel; Carrilho, Francisco; Jácome de Castro, JObjective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate iodine intake in portuguese school children in order to inform health authorities of eventual measures to be implemented. Introduction: Iodine is the key element for thyroid hormone synthesis and its deficiency even mild, as found in other European countries, may have deleterious effects in pregnancy resulting in cognitive problems of offsprings. In Portug...
Prolactin and the laboratory.
Veloza, Andreia; Prazeres, SusanaUp to 95% of adult serum prolactin is monomeric prolactin with a molecular weight of 23 kDa. Macroprolactin is a prolactin-antibody complex of molecular weight greater than 100 kDa and constitutes less than 1% of circulating prolactin. In some cases, hyperprolactinemia is the result of elevated macroprolactin levels, misleading the medical approach to the patient. This may involve inappropriate and unnecessary ...