Worldwide, the main cause of hypothyroxinemia is iodine deficiency, which in turn is the main preventible cause of mental retardation and cerebral palsy.
Iodine deficiency and prematurity
 
  Key words
 
 
  
   Prematurity
  
 
 
  
   Hypothyroxinemia
  
 
 
  
   Iodine deficiency
  
 
Iodine is a trace element essential for the synthesis of thyroid hormones.
Iodine deficiency is especially worrying in neonates, who must synthesize sufficient thyroid hormones to meet their hormonal requirements, since formula preparations for premature and term infants do not always contain adequate iodine.
Worldwide, the main cause of hypothyroxinemia is iodine deficiency, which in turn is the main preventible cause of <dis>mental retardation</dis> and <dis>cerebral palsy</dis>.
Iodine is a trace element essential for the synthesis of thyroid hormones.
Iodine deficiency is especially worrying in neonates, who must synthesize sufficient thyroid hormones to meet their hormonal requirements, since formula preparations for premature and term infants do not always contain adequate iodine.
Worldwide, the main cause of hypothyroxinemia is iodine deficiency, which in turn is the main preventible cause of mental retardation and cerebral palsy.
Worldwide, the main cause of hypothyroxinemia is iodine deficiency, which in turn is the main preventible cause of <dis>mental retardation</dis> and <dis>cerebral palsy</dis>.
mental retardation
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cerebral palsy
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