Publications by authors named "I Ardeleanu"
IODINE STATUS IN ROMANIA AFTER 20 YEARS OF MANDATORY SALT IODIZATION: DISCORDANT RESULTS IN SCHOOLCHILDREN AND NEONATES.
Acta Endocrinol (Buchar)
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted in Romania to assess iodine levels in schoolchildren and neonates after 20 years of mandatory iodized salt use, involving 1352 children and 18,349 neonates for data collection.
- The results indicated that the median urinary iodine concentration (mUIC) in schoolchildren was adequate, with 62% of households using iodized salt; however, neonates showed a concerning 14.7% of high TSH levels, highlighting potential iodine deficiency in pregnant women.
- The conclusion emphasizes the need for improved iodized salt usage (currently below the recommended 90%) and greater public awareness regarding the health impacts of iodine deficiency, particularly for children's development.
NEONATAL SCREENING FOR CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM IN ROMANIA: DATA FROM MEDILOG MEDICAL INFORMATION REGISTRY.
Acta Endocrinol (Buchar)
January 2019
Objective: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is one of the common preventable causes of intellectual disability in neonates, by early detection through neonatal screening. We present the 8-year experience of the National Institute for Mother and Child Health (INSMC) in using MEDILOG national registry for the neonatal screening of CH.
Methods: Neonatal screening for CH, done by TSH measurement in dried blood spot, is organized in 5 regional centers, each with a reference laboratory.
Purpose: To investigate the role of reference height inter-test variability upon the variability of the stereometric parameters.
Materials And Method: 204 glaucomatous patients underwent a complete ophthalmological exam, including Heidelberg Retina Tomography 3 (HRT-3). The exclusion criteria were optic disc or retinal pathology that might interfere with the detection of glaucoma progression, TSD >30μm.