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Why Thyroid Hormone Deficiency Threatens Development
Congenital hypothyroidism is inadequate thyroid hormone production from birth.
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Congenital hypothyroidism is inadequate thyroid hormone production from birth. It most often results from thyroid dysgenesis, an ectopic thyroid gland, or dyshormonogenesis, in which the gland is present but cannot synthesize hormone normally. Thyroid hormone supports normal brain maturation and physical growth during infancy. Deficiency during this period can cause lasting neurodevelopmental harm if replacement is delayed. The clinical danger is not usually an abrupt cardiopulmonary collapse; it is lost developmental opportunity while the infant appears relatively well.
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