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[The influence of primidone on thyroid function (author's transl)].

W Schönberger, W Grimm, G Schönberger

    Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
    |June 22, 1979
    PubMed
    Summary

    Primidone treatment in children may lower thyroxine (T4) levels and increase the T3/T4 ratio, but thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels remain normal, indicating a euthyroid state. This suggests primidone might enhance T4 breakdown in the liver.

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    Area of Science:

    • Endocrinology
    • Pharmacology
    • Pediatrics

    Context:

    • Long-term primidone treatment is used in children.
    • Thyroid hormone levels and function require careful monitoring during such treatments.
    • The impact of primidone on thyroid hormone dynamics is not fully understood.

    Purpose:

    • To investigate the effects of long-term primidone treatment on thyroid hormone levels in children.
    • To assess thyroid function using TSH stimulation tests in children on primidone.
    • To compare thyroid hormone profiles of primidone-treated children with a normal control group.

    Summary:

    • Primidone treatment in 30 children led to decreased thyroxine (T4) and free thyroxine (FT4) index levels.
    • An increased triiodothyronine (T3) RIA/T4 RIA quotient was observed, while T3 levels and T3 index remained unchanged.

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  • Basal and stimulated TSH levels were not significantly different from controls, suggesting a euthyroid state despite altered T4 levels.

    • Impact:

    • Primidone may stimulate hepatocellular thyroxine breakdown, affecting peripheral thyroid hormone metabolism.
    • Children on long-term primidone therapy appear to maintain euthyroid status as indicated by TRH testing.
    • Findings contribute to understanding the pharmacological effects of primidone on the thyroid axis in pediatric populations.