Antiepileptic Drugs and Thyroid Function

Abstract

Thyroid function in 78 girls and female adolescents (aged 8-18 years) during pubertal development was evaluated while taking carbamazepine (CBZ), oxcarbazepine (OXC), or valproate (VPA) monotherapy for epilepsy and after withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs, in a study at Oulu University Hospital, and Hospital for Sick Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki, Finland.

Keywords

• carbamazepine
• oxcarbazepine
• serum hormone