Endemic cretinism in children
Endemic cretinism is the result of iodine deficiency and hypothyroidism during the embryonic and early postnatal period, which results in developmental and differentiation disorders of the brain and central nervous system. The main clinical manifestations are intellectual disability and deaf-muteness. The general prevalence rate accounts for 1% to 5% of the population in goiter areas, and can be as high as 5% to 10% in severe areas.
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Site of disease:
Other thyroid gland -
Infectious :
Not contagious -
Frequent population:
Infants and young children -
Related symptoms:
Craniofacial deformity language delay unsteady gait cretinism face iodine deficiency