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Yes, cretinism is the condition caused by congenital lack of thyroid secretion. Neonatal thyroid testing is an important preventive strategy. Cretinism can be prevented by thyroid supplementation in patients with congenital hypothyroidism.
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What condition of arrested physical and mental development results from a congenital lack of thyroid secretion?
Arrested physical and mental development resulting from a congenital lack of thyroid secretion is known as Cretinism.
What condition causes arrested physical and mental development and is caused by a congenital lack of thyroid secretion.?
Cretinism
What condition causes arrested physical and mental development and is caused by a congenital lack of thyroid secretion?
Cretinism
What condition is if not treated soon after birth resulted in arrested physical and mental development due to a congenital lack of thyroid secretion?
Cretinism
What is cretinism disease?
Cretinism is a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism). The term cretin refers to a person so affected1.1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretinism
What is congenital hypothyroidism in tagalog?
this a condition lack of thyroid hormone which your baby needs to grow
How do you prevent cretinism?
Cretinism is a condition of hypothyroidism during fetal life, infancy, and childhood. Characteristics include both severe stunted body growth and mental retardation. It is caused by a deficiency of Iodine, lack of a thyroid gland, or inability of the thyroid gland to produce enough hormones that are crucial to the development of a child. Cretinism can be prevented in one way by adding iodine into the persons diet.
Cretinism results from a lack of what in children?
thyroxine
A lack of which hormone results in cretinism with mental retardation and abnormal growth in children?
thyroxine
What is ametria?
Ametria is the congenital lack of a uterus.
Congenital lack of continuity of the esophagus?
atresia
What diseases do you get if you have lack of irodine?
do you mean iodine? a lack of iodine will cause thyroid disease.
