To determine the validity of a repeat thyroid function test for preterm infants, and to investigate factors that influence thyroid function of preterm infants, thyroid functions of 105 infants born at <32 weeks' gestational age were evaluated. Initial serum free thyroxine (fT4) and thyrotropin (TSH) levels were measured during the first 10 days of life, and repeated tests were performed more th...

conclusions levothyroxine absorption testing over 2 hours may offer a more rapid alternative to the commonly used longer protocols to rule out malabsorption. scheduling a levothyroxine absorption test may induce some patients to start adhering to levothyroxine therapy. patients and methods serum levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh), ft4, and free triiodothyronine (ft3) were drawn at 0, 6...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The commonly used kidney function tests have limitations, especially in thyroid dysfunction. Therefore, we studied the most commonly used kidney function tests in patients with hypo- and hyperthyroidism and after reaching euthyroidism. METHODS Prospective case series in 16 patients with thyroid dysfunction. Serum creatinine, 24-hour creatinine clearance, calculated glomerular ...

how to cite this article: mahyar a, ayazi p, dalirani r, hosseini sm, daneshi kohan mm. serum thyroid hormone levels in epileptic children receiving anticonvulsivedrugs. iranian journal of child neurology 2011;5(4):21-24. objective the aim of this study was to investigate serum thyroid hormone levels in epileptic children receiving anticonvulsive drugs. materials & methods in this case- control...

INTRODUCTION Scintigraphy with technetium-sestamibi (MIBI) is the test of choice for localising adenomas in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). In some studies it has emerged that the increase in sensitivity of this test could be associated with a decrease in the uptake of the radiotracer by the thyroid gland. The aim of this study is to analyse our experience in patients with a n...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to demonstrate the functional capacity of thyroid autografts after total thyroidectomy in a rat model. MATERIALS AND METHODS 60 rats were divided into 6 groups of 10 rats each. Thyroid gland was cut into 0.5 mm pieces and was inserted intramuscularly into the left rectus abdominis muscle at different time intervals following total thyroidectomy. The animals...

the purpose of this experiment was to determine the effect of long-term low-dose administration of mercury (hg) on thyroid function in sheep. in this experiment, 10 clinically healthy, adult, male iranian sheep, aged approximately 1 year, were randomly allocated into the control (n=5) and mercury (hg-)-treated (n=5) groups. both groups were kept under identical conditions in terms of food and e...