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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.

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