Thyroid hormone and attention in school-age children with congenital hypothyroidism.

Full Abstract

The relationship between attention and thyroid hormone was examined using a retrospective database of 85 7-year-old children with congenital hypothyroidism who received psychological evaluations and thyroid function tests on the same day. Four unique subgroups with different levels of thyroxine and thyrotropin were compared on psychological tasks and measures of attention. Children with high levels of both hormones were found to be significantly more distractable on an index of cognitive attention but were reportedly less hyperactive. Level of thyroxine accounted for over 10% of the variance in attention.

Author information

Author/s: Rovet, J (J); Alvarez, M (M);

Affiliation: Psychology Department, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (J Child Psychol Psychiatry), published in ENGLAND. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1996-Jul; vol 37 (issue 5) : pp 579-85

Dates: Created 1996/12/26; Completed 1996/12/26; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 8807438, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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