Clinical Trial
[Thyroid function in prophylactic therapy with lithium (author's transl)]
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German]
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Clinical Trial
[Thyroid function in prophylactic therapy with lithium (author's transl)]
[Article in
German]
Arzneimittelforschung.
1978.
Abstract
In 62 out-patients under maintenance treatment with lithium, thyroid function was evaluated. 21% of the patients exhibited goiter II0; 34% showed elevated thyrotrophin (TSH) serum levels; in 42% exaggerated TSH response to intravenous thyrotrophin releasing hormone (TRH) was found.
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