Trusted Resources: Evidence & Education
Scientific literature and patient education texts
Hyperthyroidism in Children and Adolescents
source: American Thyroid Association (ATA)
year: N/A
summary/abstract:What is the Thyroid Gland?
The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland that is located in the lower front of the neck, just above the collarbone. The role of the thyroid is to make thyroid hormones, which are released into the blood and then carried to every tissue in the body. In children, thyroid hormone helps to ensure that growth and development occur normally and that the body’s energy, metabolism, heart, muscles, and other organs are working properly.
What is Hyperthyroidism?
The term hyperthyroidism refers to any condition in which there is too much thyroid hormone produced by the thyroid gland. Thyrotoxicosis is another term that is sometimes used to describe this condition.
read more
myBinderRelated Content
-
2016 American Thyroid Association Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Hyperthyroidism and Other Causes of Thy...Background: Thyrotoxicosis has multip...
-
Current Trends in Antithyroid Drug Treatment of Graves’ DiseaseIntroduction: Graves' hyperthyroidism i...
-
2018 European Thyroid Association Guideline for the Management of Graves’ HyperthyroidismGraves' disease (GD) is a systemic autoi...
-
What is Graves’ Disease? What is Hyperthyroidism? With Doctor David Schneider from University of WisconsinThis episode (interview with Dr. David S...
-
Thyroid StormThyroid storm is a very rare, but life-t...
-
Dr. Scott Rivkees – “Treatment/Monitoring of Childhood Graves’ Disease – What a Parent Shoul...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HttLLtR...
-
Treatment of Graves’ Disease – An OverviewHyperthyroidism may be defined as the ex...
To improve your experience on this site, we use cookies. This includes cookies essential for the basic functioning of our website, cookies for analytics purposes, and cookies enabling us to personalize site content. By clicking on 'Accept' or any content on this site, you agree that cookies can be placed. You may adjust your browser's cookie settings to suit your preferences. More Information
The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.
Powered by
Google