how to cite this article: ravi torkaman m, amirsalari s, saburi a. thyroid function test imbalance in epileptic childrenunder anticonvulsive therapy. iranian journal of child neurology 2012;6(1):43-44.   dear editor, there have been many studies regarding the impact of antiepileptic drugs(aeds) on thyroid function. there are some challenging scopes which must beconsidered for conducting the stu...

background: considering the controversial information regarding the effects of perchlorate on thyroid function of high risk population as neonates, and given the high prevalence rate of thyroid disorders specially congenital hypothyroidism in our region, this study aims to investigate for the frst time in iran, the relationship between drinking groundwater perchlorate and cord blood thyroid hor...

objective to determine the changes in thyroid function tests in children who underwent antiepileptic therapy in shahid beheshti hospital, kashan, in 2008. materials & methods this analytical-observational study was carried out in a cohort fashion without an external control group (self controlled) on 45 children with new onset epilepsy who had not been previously treated with antiepileptic medi...

background: several concomitant disorders especially thyroid abnormalities have been reported in patients with myasthenia gravis (mg). we aimed to estimate the frequency and pattern of thyroid disorders in iranian patients with mg.all consecutive patients with mg referred to neurology clinic of rasool-e-akram hospital during 2006-2007 were enrolled. methods: all patients underwent clinical asse...

background: imatinib mesylate is the first generation of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (tki) and highly effective in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (cml). we aimed to evaluate thyroid function at baseline and at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after initiation of imatinib mesylate therapy in 20 newly diagnosed bcr-abl positive cml patients. methods: this study was done during 2013-2014, 20 new ca...