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. 1993 Jun;56(6):710–712. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.56.6.710

Carbamazepine, serum thyroid hormones and myocardial function in epileptic patients.

J I Isojärvi 1, K E Airaksinen 1, M Repo 1, A J Pakarinen 1, P Salmela 1, V V Myllylä 1
PMCID: PMC489628  PMID: 8509792

Abstract

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.

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