RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Carbamazepine, serum thyroid hormones and myocardial function in epileptic patients.
JF Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
JO J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 710
OP 712
DO 10.1136/jnnp.56.6.710
VO 56
IS 6
A1 J I Isojärvi
A1 K E Airaksinen
A1 M Repo
A1 A J Pakarinen
A1 P Salmela
A1 V V Myllylä
YR 1993
UL http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/56/6/710.abstract
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.