Publications by authors named "Lilian Teixeira Marcal"
Introduction: Patients with Down syndrome (DS) often have elevated TSH (hypothalamic origin), which is called TSH neurosecretory dysfunction (TSH-nd). In these cases, there is slight elevation in TSH (5-15 µUI/mL), with normal free T4 and negative thyroid antibodies (AB).
Objective: To recognize the risk of progression to Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT).