Parliamentary
cretinism is a pejorative term originally coined by Karl Marx in chapter five of his Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
Kaynak: Parliamentary cretinismSevere hypothyroidism in infants can result in
cretinism . A 2011 study concluded that about 8% of women over 50 and men over 65 in the UK
Kaynak: Hypothyroidismdeficiency gives rise to goiter (so-called endemic goiter ), as well as
cretinism , which results in developmental delays and other health problems.
Kaynak: Iodine deficiency), manifesting in problems of physical growth and development as well as brain development (a condition referred to as endemic
cretinism ).
Kaynak: Thyroidhypothyroidism in infancy or childhood characterised by lower extremity or generalized muscular hypertrophy, myxoedema , short stature and
cretinism .
Kaynak: Kocher–Debre–Semelaigne syndromeEndemic
cretinism hypothesis: (ME) endemic
cretinism resulting from congenital hypothyroidism and that they were part of an affected
Kaynak: Homo floresiensisAustralia n medical researcher who has made a major contribution to combating iodine deficiency , a major cause of goitre and
cretinism world wide.
Kaynak: Basil HetzelA greater distance separates the largest two toes of some people exhibiting Down syndrome or
cretinism References : associated with
cretinismKaynak: Goldstein's toe signThyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) to detect hypothyroidism and hence prevent
cretinism . Trypsin to detect cystic fibrosis .
Kaynak: Neonatal heel prick"McCarrison's work on goitre,
cretinism, and the thyroid, begun in the western Himalayas in 1902, generated scores of scientific
Kaynak: Robert McCarrisonAt the time, the reactions to Kocher's lecture were mixed, some people asserted that goitre and
cretinism were different stages of same
Kaynak: Emil Theodor KocherA Gibbus deformity may result from the sail vertebrae associated with
cretinism , the childhood form of hypothyroidism . It is also seen
Kaynak: Gibbus deformityAlthough cretin is no longer in use, the term
cretinism is still used to refer to the mental and physical retardation resulting from
Kaynak: Mental retardationSimilarly to some other medical terms (
cretinism , idiot ism), "infantilism"/"infantile" may be used pejoratively (synonymous to "immature
Kaynak: Infantilism (physiological disorder)He studied myxedema and
cretinism , which are caused by a decreased level of the thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism), and established for
Kaynak: Victor Horsley