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Grade II and grade III hypothyroidism in rapid-cycling bipolar patients
1St Mary's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Neuropsychobiology
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
Thyroid function was evaluated in 10 rapid-cycling bipolar patients who had previously responded to lithium treatment. Five patients had grade II and 1 patient had grade III hypothyroidism as determined by thyrotropin-releasing hormone tests. Treatment with thyroxine in addition to lithium significantly decreased the intensity and frequency of rapid cycling episodes.