PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Isojärvi, J I
AU  - Airaksinen, K E
AU  - Repo, M
AU  - Pakarinen, A J
AU  - Salmela, P
AU  - Myllylä, V V
TI  - Carbamazepine, serum thyroid hormones and myocardial function in epileptic patients.
AID  - 10.1136/jnnp.56.6.710
DP  - 1993 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
PG  - 710--712
VI  - 56
IP  - 6
4099  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/56/6/710.short
4100  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/56/6/710.full
SO  - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry1993 Jun 01; 56
AB  - Serum thyroid hormone and thyrotropin levels were assayed and the myocardial function was evaluated by measuring systolic time intervals both in 30 patients with epilepsy on long-term carbamazepine monotherapy and in 19 healthy volunteers. Serum thyroxine, free thyroxine and triiodothyronine levels were significantly lower (p < 0.001) in the patient group than in the control group and systolic time intervals were similar in both groups.