Cretinism: Congenital hypothyroidism
Cretinism is a form of congenital (autosomal recessive) of the thyroid gland, causing a delay in mental and physical growth.
Cretinism arises from a deficiency of the thyroid gland is to regulate thyroid hormones. They have permissive effects on the growth of muscle tissue and neurological disorders. A person afflicted with cretinism suffers serious physical and mental delays. Sometimes the subject may have the physical stature of a child, when in fact the person is much higher. Other symptoms may include quite faulty pronunciation, a protruding abdomen and waxy skin.
Cretinism may occur in several ways. If a person is born without a thyroid also suffer. You can also develop a deficiency of iodine. For this reason, cretinism has historically been more common in areas where the soil has little iodine.
If treated promptly with thyroid hormones and with the addition of iodine to the diet, significant progress can be seen (H and Mental Development).
Needless to say all sorts of idiocy severe mental retardation and dwarfism are irreversible even with appropriate treatment but this is, why is it so important for the early detection of hypothyroidism by neonatal screening to prevent these injuries and the person can lead a perfectly normal life, avoid cretinism in children but in some cases is inevitable.
