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. 1987;12(5):349-54.
doi: 10.1016/0306-4530(87)90063-1.

Effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on thyroid function parameters

E Taubøll  1 , L Gjerstad, K T Stokke, A Lundervold, B Telle
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Effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on thyroid function parameters

E Taubøll et al. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 1987.

Abstract

Serum concentrations of thyroxine, triiodothyronine, TSH and prolactin were measured in 10 patients with affective disorders receiving ECT. Samples were drawn at -15 min, 0, +30 min, +60 min and +3 hr after ECT. A significant increase in both prolactin and TSH was observed 30 min after ECT. A small but significant decrease in triiodothyronine but no change in thyroxine was found in all post-ECT samples. The increase in TSH may be caused by an anti-dopaminergic effect of ECT at either the pituitary or the hypothalamic level.

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