Hypocalcaemia and secondary hyperparathyroidism in institutionalised mentally-retarded patients receiving anticonvulsant drugs: a survey of 292 patients.
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چکیده
ATTENTION has been drawn to the possible adverse effects of anticonvulsant drugs on bone metabolism by a number of reports in recent years (Dent et al, 1970; Richens and Rowe, 1970; Hunter et al, 1971; Lifshitz and Maclaren, 1973; Stamp, 1974; British Medical Journal, 1976). The aim of the present study was to investigate this potentially serious side-effect of anticonvulsant therapy in the setting of Muckamore Abbey, a mental subnormality hospital in Northern Ireland.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Ulster Medical Journal
دوره 47 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1978