Myxoedema coma induced by beta-adrenoreceptor-blocking agent.

Status epilepticus caused by a myxoedema coma.

The case of a 63-year-old woman who presented with status epilepticus, coma and hypoventilation is reported. A primary neurological cause was considered. Hypothermia led to further investigations and a diagnosis of severe hypothyroidism. The neurological complications of hyperthyriodism include alteration in mental status with slowness, decreased concentration and lethargy, headache, cranial ne...

Quinaband-induced thrombocytopenic purpura in a patient with myxoedema coma.

342 injections (380,,) in the placebo group; the higher incidence of local reactions in the placebo group was statistically significant (P < 0 01). During the initial course of six injections seven patients in the vaccine group and five in the placebo group developed wheeze and dyspnoea within 48 hours of an injection. These episodes were mild, but at the next weekly visit a second injection of...

Beta-adrenoreceptor blocking drugs and thyroid hormones in hyperthyroid subjects.

Serum thyroid hormone concentrations were measured before and during 10 days' treatment with atenolol (200 mg/day), acebutolol (400 mg/day), oxprenolol (160 mg/day) and propranolol (160 mg/day) in 24 hyperthyroid patients. During propranolol treatment serum triiodothyronine (T3) concentrations fell significantly (P less than 0.05) but there was no change in thyroid hormone concentrations in the...

Respiratory acidosis in hypothermic myxoedema coma.

Electroanalysis of cardioselective beta-adrenoreceptor blocking agent acebutolol by disposable graphite pencil electrodes with detailed redox mechanism

A simple economic graphite pencil electrode (GPE) was used for analysis of cardioselective, hydrophilic-adrenoreceptor blocking agent, acebutolol (ACBT) using the cyclic voltammetric, linear sweep voltammetric, differential pulse voltammetric (DPV), and square-wave voltammetric (SWV) techniques. The dependence of the current on pH, concentration, and scan rate was investigated to optimize the e...