Lithium treatment is usually indicated in bipolar disorder. It associated with hypothyroidism and very rarely hyperthyroidism. We report here the results of exploration a case thyrotoxicosis occurring during lithium salts. This was 16-year-old patient ongoing for two half years who presented syndrome without context iodine overload or an episode anterior cervical pain that could suggest subacut...

Hyperthyroidism is recognised as the most common endocrinopathy of older cats, however, despite worldwide occurrence, the pathogenesis of feline hyperthyroidism remains unclear. A number of epidemiologic studies have identified risk factors, however; as yet, none have been shown to cause hyperthyroidism. Traditional methods of managing feline hyperthyroidism include thyroidectomy, anti-thyroid ...

introduction: during the angiography of coronary vessels a great amount of  iodine mixed with radio-contrasts enter the body, and if autonomic centers exist in thyroid it causes hyperthyroidism. this can be dangerous in patients with cronary artery disease (cad). this study aimed to determine the effect of a radio-contrast used in coronary angiohraphy on thyroid’s function in patients referring...

Atrial fibrillation occurs in 10 - 15% of patients with hyperthyroidism. Low serum thyrotropin concentration is an independent risk factor for atrial fibrillation. Thyroid hormone contributes to arrythmogenic activity by altering the electrophysiological characteristics of atrial myocytes by shortening the action potential duration, enhancing automaticity and triggered activity in the pulmonary...

OBJECTIVE The present study aimed at determining how 3-week intraperitoneal melatonin administration affected oxidative stress caused by experimental hyperthyroidism. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted on 30 male rats of Sprague-Dawley species. The experimental animals were divided to 3 groups (control, hyperthyroidism and hyperthyroidism+melatonin). The supplementation was continu...

Thyroid disorders are among the common clinical disorders occurring in most communities. The main aim of this study was to determine the associated causes of hypoor hyperthyroidism occurrence. This study was a cross sectional retrospective study conducted to investigate hypoor hyperthyroid patients and contributing causes of hypoor hyperthyroidism occurrence during 2003-2007 in Hamadan. Data we...

1. What are the signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism? General: Heat intolerance, perspiration, flushing, tremor, sleep disturbance, or hair loss. Psychological: Nervousness, emotional lability, anxiety, aggressiveness, or delusions. Cardiovascular: Palpitations, tachycardia, or supraventricular dysrhythmias. Respiratory: Breathlessness or hoarseness. Gastrointestinal: Increased appetite, weigh...

Hyperthyroidism belongs to the category of 'gall qi' and disease' in traditional Chinese medicine. The pathogenesis hyperthyroidism is mainly 'qi', 'phlegm' 'fire', which a specific autoimmune disease. Its long course disease, many complications increasing incidence year by are closely related people's physique, living standards habits. In long-term accumulation, thought 'preventive treatment m...

CONTEXT Knowledge on the relationship between the autonomic nervous system and subclinical hyperthyroidism is mainly based upon cross-sectional studies in heterogeneous patient populations, and the effect of restoration to euthyroidism in subclinical hyperthyroidism has not been studied. OBJECTIVE We investigated the long-term effects of exogenous subclinical hyperthyroidism on the autonomic ...