@Article{ AUTHOR = {Dumitrascu, Anda Dumitrascu and Dumitrescu, Cristina Dumitrescu and Valea, Ana Valea and Carsote, Mara Carsote}, TITLE = {Central Hypothyroidism: The Endocrine “Memory” for Dyke–Davidoff–Masson Syndrome}, JOURNAL = {Central European Annals of Clinical Research}, VOLUME = {2}, YEAR = {2020}, NUMBER = {2}, PAGES = {0--0}, URL = {https://ceacr.archive.jams.pub/article/2/2/87}, ISSN = {2668-7305}, ABSTRACT = {Hypothyroidism is a worldwide medical problem, most of the cases being related to primary causes like thyroid autoimmune background or multinodular goiter. A particular form of thyroid hormone insufficiency of the central type is related to Dyke–Davidoff–Masson (DDM) syndrome, which is a severe condition associating hemicerebral hypoplasia or even atrophy, a consequence of a brain injury during the fetal period of time or the first years of childhood. In addition to neurological damage, pituitary function may be affected, requiring hormone replacement.}, DOI = {10.35995/ceacr2010016} }