| Title | Normal neurological outcome after congenital thyrotoxicosis: prognostic value of observation of general movements. | | Author(s) | Gaboli M, Aguilera S, Azcona C, Alzina V, Narbona J | | Institution | 1Paediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of Navarra Medical School, Pamplona, Spain. | | Source | Neuropediatrics 2008 Dec; 39(6):351-3. | | Abstract | We followed up a patient born preterm with congenital thyrotoxicosis by observing her general movements (GMs) in accordance with Prechtl's method. Initially a chaotic pattern was observed. Along with the normalization of thyroid hormones, the GM pattern changed to a poor repertoire at four weeks of life, full-blown writhing movements at six weeks and fidgety movements at the age of four months. This is the first report of chaotic GMs in a neonate reflecting transient neurological dysfunction related to congenital thyrotoxicosis, with subsequent normal neurological and cognitive outcome. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19569001 |
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