Open AccessA cross-sectional study on thyroid status in North Indian elderly outpatients with dementia
Author(s) -
Rachna Agarwal,
Suman Kushwaha,
Neelam Chhillar,
Alok Kumar,
Dharmendra Kumar Dubey,
Chandra Bhushan Tripathi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.116916
Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , subclinical infection , euthyroid , thyroid function tests , thyroid function , cross sectional study , odds ratio , thyroid , vascular dementia , thyroid disease , population , pediatrics , disease , thyroid stimulating hormone , pathology , environmental health
Several population based studies have demonstrated an association between hypo-or hyperthyroidism and dementia in last two decades. As a consequence, thyroid stimulating hormone has become part of the screening laboratory test for dementia.