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Entrez PubMed « http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15357891		Current controversies in endocrinology: screening of asymptomatic elderly for subclinical hypothyroidism.
Entrez PubMed - Subclinical hyperthyroidism and the risk of dementia « http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11155096&dopt=Abstract		The first prospective study to suggest that subclinical hyperthyroidism in the elderly increases the risk of dementia and alzheimer's disease.
JAMA - Abstract: Thyroid Status, Disability and Cognitive Function, and Survival in Old Age « http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/292/21/2591		Despite the outcomes of randomized controlled trials , general clinical opinion favors screening and treatment of elderly individuals with subclinical thyroid disorders.
Postgraduate Medicine: Managing thyroid dysfunction in the elderly « http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2003/05_03/mohandas1.htm		Answers to seven common questions and understanding current treatment recommendations for both overt and subclinical thyroid dysfunction.
The Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism « http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/89/10/4890		Spontaneous subclinical hypothyroidism in patients older than 55 years: an analysis of natural course and risk factors for the development of overt thyroid failure.
Thyroid Disease in Late Life « http://www.thyroid.ca/Guides/HG10.html		The symptoms of a thyroid disorder in an elderly person are often different from those in a younger person.
Thyroid Disorders in the Older Patient « http://www.thyroid.org/patients/brochures/ThyroidDisorderOlder_broch.pdf		Brochure for the elderly that describes the treatment and what to expect.

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