西德《医学临床》第75卷第24期(1980年)报道:过去,先天性的新生儿甲状腺功能不全总是在婴儿出生后一个月才被诊断出来。这样,再使用能使儿童智力发育正常的疗法太晚了。因此,及早发现出生时甲状腺机能减退的预防性计划是很迫切的。1978年10月,下萨克森州施行了这样一种预防性计划。研究人员把一滴血放在滤纸上干燥后,通过放射免疫测定法,测定促甲状腺激素的水平。据发现,在30,000名新生儿中,有12名呈甲状腺机能减退的病儿需要治疗。另外,99名 West Germany “Medical Clinics” Volume 75, No. 24 (1980) reported: In the past, congenital neonatal thyroid insufficiency is always diagnosed one month after birth. In this way, it is too late to rehabilitate children with normal intelligence. Therefore, early detection of hypothyroidism at birth prophylaxis is very urgent. In October 1978, Lower Saxony implemented such a preventive plan. Researchers put a drop of blood on the filter paper after drying, by radioimmunoassay, determination of thyroid stimulating hormone levels. It is found that out of 30,000 newborns, 12 children with hypothyroidism need treatment. In addition, 99 people