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Thyroid function and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

J Elia·C Gulotta·S R Rose·G Marin·J L Rapoport
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OBJECTIVE: To examine thyroid indices in a community referred sample of boys with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for evidence of generalized resistance to thyroid hormone (GRTH). METHOD: TSH, T3, and T4 values were gathered prospectively in 53 physician, school, and/or parent referred ADHD subjects, and in 41 age and gender-matched normal controls. RESULTS: None were in the range suggestive of global or pituitary thyroid hormone resistance. CONCLUSIONS: GRTH is rare, and thyroid function should not be measured routinely in nonfamilial ADHD.

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J Elia, C Gulotta, S R Rose, G Marin, J L Rapoport. 1994. Thyroid function and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004583-199402000-00003

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