A Prospective Cohort Study on the Effect of Antiseizure Medications on Thyroid Function in Children Aged 6 Months to 12 Years with Epilepsy
The incidence of thyroid dysfunction (subclinical hypothyroidism) was 5.6% in children taking ASM with a median follow-up period of 6 months. A longer follow-up period and larger sample size study is warranted in the future.
Authors
- Ramachandran Rameshkumar
- Shivaprasad Pannasamudra Mohankumar
- Tamil Selvan
- Hanumanthappa Nandeesha
- Delhikumar CG
Institutions
- Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (AE)
- Mediclinic City Hospital (AE)
- Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University medical journal
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.11.2024.075
- Primary Topic
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00