Intellectual Disability
Type: Symptom
Definition
Significant limitations in cognitive functioning and skills, including communication and social interactions.
Clinical Details
Thyroid hormones are absolutely mandatory for the proper migration, myelination, and branching of neurons in the developing fetal brain. A severe lack of these hormones during early pregnancy arrests global neurodevelopment. Affected children suffer from profound, irreversible cognitive deficits and require lifelong specialized care.