A high thyroid stimulating hormone needs to be alerted to hypothyroidism. If hypothyroidism is diagnosed, untreated hypothyroidism may have a greater impact on the baby, leading to abnormal mental development and cretinism.
Thyroxine plays an important role in the baby’s neurodevelopment. A high thyroid stimulating hormone level should alert the baby to the possibility of hypothyroidism, and the diagnosis can be supported by a complete set of thyroid function tests.
If there is no timely treatment may lead to the emergence of cretinism, mental retardation, short stature and other phenomena, so in the discovery of abnormalities need to go to the hospital in time to carry out relevant examinations, can follow the doctor’s instructions through the supplementation of exogenous thyroxine treatment, such as levothyroxine sodium and so on.
The above drugs need to be used under the guidance of a doctor, can not be taken on their own, timely treatment needs to be regularly rechecked after the thyroid function, standardized treatment on the baby has little effect.