What are the symptoms of neonatal hypothyroidism?

The problem of neonatal hypothyroidism must never be ignored. As an autoimmune disease, parents must discover and treat it in time to avoid seriously affecting the development or intelligence of the newborn. Neonatal hypothyroidism will show symptoms such as dull expression, less movement, reduced crying, and difficulty in feeding.

1. Hypothyroidism, also known as hypothyroidism, is a common autoimmune disease. Thyroid hormones can promote the growth of the central nervous system. During the fetal period to infancy, a lack of thyroid hormones can seriously damage brain development, leading to developmental delay and intellectual impairment. Although the incidence of hypothyroidism in newborns is not very high. But we must never ignore the harm this disease causes to children.

2. Mental appearance of neonates with hypothyroidism: dull expression, less movement, low and less crying, difficulty in sucking milk, often in a sleeping state, and low response to the outside world

3. Facial features of neonatal hypothyroidism: prolonged physiological jaundice, facial edema, large eye spacing, flat nasal bones, thick lips and large tongue that protrudes out of the mouth

4. Physical characteristics of neonatal hypothyroidism: large head, small neck, long trunk, short limbs, low body temperature, and cold extremities. Abdominal distension, constipation, sparse and dry hair.

5. Neurological symptoms of neonatal hypothyroidism: low intellectual development, slow response to external stimuli, slow development of sitting, walking and various movements, and long eruption of deciduous teeth