When Hormones Fail To Act
Authors: Clark T. Sawin
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1995)

Editorials15 October 1995When Hormones Fail To ActClark T. Sawin, MDClark T. Sawin, MDBoston Veterans Affairs Medical Center Boston, MA 02146Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-123-8-199510150-00010 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail In this issue, Brucker-Davis and colleagues [1] give us a better definition of resistance to thyroid hormone. Most of the patients in their study had the attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and many had an IQ that was lower than expected. All had elevated serum thyroid hormone levels, although the variation was wide. Interestingly, most had serum thyroid-stimulating hormone concentrations within the normal range; furthermore, pulse and basal metabolic rates were about the same in patients and controls. 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Weintraub Metrics 15 October 1995Volume 123, Issue 8Page: 625-627KeywordsAttentionEndocrinologyHormonesHypothyroidismImmunoassaysParathyroid hormoneResearch laboratoriesThyroid hormonesThyroid-stimulating hormoneThyroxine Issue Published: 15 October 1995 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1995 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...