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. 1993 Apr-Jun;35(2):131–134.

EFFECT OF LITHIUM THERAPY ON THYROID FUNCTION: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON INDIAN PATIENTS

AS Srivastava 1,*, PB Behere 2, JK Agrawal 3
PMCID: PMC2978469  PMID: 21743619

SUMMARY

Thirty patients with Bipolar affective disorder who were on Lithium therapy for 6 months to 24 months, were tested for any alteration in their thyroid function. Eight (26.67%) patients had elevated serum TSH level and four (13.33%) patients had decreased serum T4 level than the normal range. Serum T3, although showing a declining trend was found within the normal range in all the patients.

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