Some symptoms of thyroid disorders in older persons, especially those over the age of 60, may be attributed to 'getting older' or dismissed as 'old age'. A blood test, in most cases, can identify a thyroid condition.
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- JAMA - Abstract: Thyroid Status, Disability and Cognitive Function, and Survival in Old Age Despite the outcomes of randomized controlled trials, general clinical opinion favors screening and treatment of elderly individuals with subclinical thyroid disorders.
- Entrez PubMed Current controversies in endocrinology: screening of asymptomatic elderly for subclinical hypothyroidism.
- Entrez PubMed - Subclinical hyperthyroidism and the risk of dementia The first prospective study to suggest that subclinical hyperthyroidism in the elderly increases the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
- Thyroid Disease in Late Life The symptoms of a thyroid disorder in an elderly person are often different from those in a younger person.