Congenital hypothyroidism, developmental skills, and voice-speech disorders.

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Ahmed R.G., 2018. Congenital hypothyroidism, developmental skills, and voice-speech disorders. ARC Journal of Neuroscience 3(2), 1-5. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2456-057X.0302001 THs can stimulate the development of the speech, voice, language, hearing, and all developmental skills. As well, any disruptions in the concentrations of THs during the development (congenital hypothyroidism) may perturb the speech-language axis, hearing activity, and several developmental skills in children. In utero hypothyroidism may impact the subsequent intellectual functioning, cognitive behaviors (visuoperceptual, neuromotor, and language comprehension), school learning, and generally quality-of-life. Also, severe congenital hypothyroidism can increase the phonologic, language, and voice disturbances, and cause several aberrations in math¬ematics. These disorders can be attributed to the ability of congenital hypothyroidism to delay and disrupt the neuronal growth and differentiation, and diminish the synaptic transmission. These variations can impair the metabolic process (poor feeding), decrease the weight gain and growth, and disturb the voice-speech axis. However, the clinical significance of these disorders still must be evaluated. Thus, screening the neonatal thyroid gland may be required to develop alternative diagnostic actions for identifying congenital hypothyroidism earlier, possibly in utero. This would diminish the risk of any consequent impairment that might adversely disturb these children later. Also, the developmental evaluations during the first 2 years of life are prognostic of the intelligence percentage and speech-language axis later in childhood. Further examinations are warranted to follow the association between children with congenital hypothyroidism the school progress.

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any disruptions in the concentrations of THs during the development (congenital hypothyroidism) may perturb the speech-language axis, hearing activity, and several developmental skills in children. In utero hypothyroidism may impact the subsequent intellectual functioning, cognitive behaviors (visuoperceptual, neuromotor, and language comprehension), school learning, and generally quality-of-life. Also, severe congenital hypothyroidism can increase the phonologic, language, and voice disturbances, and cause several aberrations in math¬ematics. These disorders can be attributed to the ability of congenital hypothyroidism to delay and disrupt the neuronal growth and differentiation, and diminish the synaptic transmission. These variations can impair the metabolic process (poor feeding), decrease the weight gain and growth, and disturb the voice-speech axis. However, the clinical significance of these disorders still must be evaluated. Thus, screening the neonatal thyroid gland may be required to develop alternative diagnostic actions for identifying congenital hypothyroidism earlier, possibly in utero. This would diminish the risk of any consequent impairment that might adversely disturb these children later. Also, the developmental evaluations during the first 2 years of life are prognostic of the intelligence percentage and speech-language axis later in childhood. Further examinations are warranted to follow the association between children with congenital hypothyroidism the school progress.

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