Abstract
We report here two adult female patients with bipolar disorder who developed abnormal thyroid function after short-or long-term administration of valproic acid (VPA). The first patient developed sick euthyroid syndrome (relative to her pretreatment thyroid levels) after only 2 months of treatment with VPA and quetiapine. The second patient, who had no pretreatment medical history including thyroid disease, developed hypothyroidism after several years of treatment with VPA and quetiapine.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 200.e13-200.e15 |
Journal | General Hospital Psychiatry |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- Hypothyroidism
- Sick euthyroid syndrome
- Thyroid function
- Valproic acid
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health