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Foetal head growth retardation due to antiepileptic drugs: with reference to GH, TSH, T4, T3 and reverse T3 concentrations.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6684085     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To study the mechanisms of inhibitory action of antiepileptic drugs on foetal head growth, determinations were made of the growth hormone, thyrotropin and thyroid hormone levels in the sera of pregnant women, and the correlations between each hormone concentration and the foetal head circumference were studied. The thyroxine level decreased in the maternal serum and in the cord blood, and the thyrotropin level also became lower in the epileptic mother taking antiepileptic drugs. The growth hormone level in the umbilical vein sample of the epileptic mother was lower than that in the controls. The correlations between the head circumference of an infant at delivery and the decreased levels of the hormones seemed to indicate that a decrease in the thyroxine level, caused by antiepileptic drugs, produced the foetal head growth retardation.
Authors:
S Kaneko; T Hirano; Y Fukushima; T Sato; Y Nomura; S Shinagawa; Y Ogawa
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Folia psychiatrica et neurologica japonica     Volume:  37     ISSN:  0015-5721     ISO Abbreviation:  Folia Psychiatr Neurol Jpn     Publication Date:  1983  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1983-10-21     Completed Date:  1983-10-21     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372774     Medline TA:  Folia Psychiatr Neurol Jpn     Country:  JAPAN    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  25-32     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Anticonvulsants / adverse effects*
Epilepsy / drug therapy*
Female
Fetal Growth Retardation / chemically induced*
Growth Hormone / blood
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Pituitary Hormones, Anterior / blood*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / drug therapy*
Thyroid Hormones / blood*
Thyrotropin / blood
Thyroxine / blood
Triiodothyronine / blood
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anticonvulsants; 0/Pituitary Hormones, Anterior; 0/Thyroid Hormones; 6893-02-3/Triiodothyronine; 7488-70-2/Thyroxine; 9002-71-5/Thyrotropin; 9002-72-6/Growth Hormone

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