Iodine Deficiency and Learning Disabilities

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-10-6-1

Keywords:

Iodine Deficiency, Learning Disabilities, Triiodothyronine

Abstract

The effect of prolonged iodine deficiency on learning and motivation to achieve was studied in 100 male children selected from both severely iodine-deficient (SID) and mildly iodine-deficient (MID) villages and reported from the Department of Psychology, Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi, and Department of Endocrinology, Banjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.

Published

1996-06-01

Issue

Section

Metabolic Disorders