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Effects of long-term anticonvulsant therapy of thyroid function.
Sei Joong Ko, Duk Hi Kim, Chang Jun Coe
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1989;32(11):1533-1539.   Published online November 30, 1989
Serum concentrations of total triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) as well as serum thyroid- stimulating hormone (TSH) were measured in 108 patients with childhood epilepsy taking anticonvul- sants and in 54 normal healthy children as control group. Of these 108 patients, 23 were treated with carbamazepine alone, 17 were phenytoin alone and the rest 68 were treated with combination of two or more drugs...