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, the hyperthyroid symptom scale from the ThyPRO-39de was compared between patients with and without Graves’ disease, using an independent t -test ( P = 0.05). Based on the literature, a valid questionnaire should show a worse QoL for patients with
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Introduction The prevalence of hyperthyroidism is about 1.2% ( 1 , 2 ). Graves’ disease (GD) accounts for 70–85% of the cases ( 3 , 4 ). The manifestations of GD consist of signs and symptoms of systemic hypermetabolism, diffuse goiter, and
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Thyroid Hyperthyroidism Asymptomatic; clinical or diagnostic observations only; intervention not indicated Symptomatic; thyroid suppression therapy indicated; limiting instrumental ADL Severe symptoms; limiting self-care ADL; hospitalization
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Introduction Iodine deficiency is one of the world’s most common nutritional health problems. It causes thyroid disorders, such as goiter, hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism and a variety of other iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs). Worldwide
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, named, respectively, hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism. The primary hypothyroidism is a result of thyroid hormone deficiency with the simultaneous correct hypothalamus–pituitary axis function and its prevalence is calculated as around 3–5% in the
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gestational age ( 10 , 11 ). Overt hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism have a high risk of light birth weight or SGA births ( 11 ). Mild thyroid dysfunction, which is more prevalent than overt hypothyroidism, is associated with SGA and LGA according to some
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serum levels of TNF-α being within the normal range ( 10 , 11 , 12 ) or elevated ( 13 ) or depressed ( 14 ) in patients with hyperthyroidism. The receptors for TNF (TNFRs) are shed from cells and transform into sTNFRs, which can be measured in the
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lymphoma occurred at the time of the first diagnosis ( 16 ). The diagnosis of hyperthyroidism was defined as either having a decreased TSH value <0.56 µIU/mL or being treated with antithyroid drugs. The presence of hypothyroidism was defined as either
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hyperthyroidism (<1%) ( 10 , 15 ). Severe adverse effects such as persistent laryngeal nerve injury and brachial plexus injury have been described but are extremely rare. Because of these observations and the very high benefit-risk ratio, RFA is emerging as an
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hepatic iron overload together. An association between thyroid function and hepatic iron overload may be plausible because previous studies showed increased serum ferritin levels in individuals with hyperthyroidism ( 11 , 12 ), even though this finding