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Table 15 Correlation between ASMs dosage and thyroid profile

From: Effect of anti-epileptic drugs usage on thyroid profile in Egyptian epileptic children

Correlations

 

T4

TSH

r

P-value

r

P-value

Levetiracetam (mg)

− 0.086

0.480

0.054

0.658

Carbamazepine (mg)

− 0.004

0.983

− 0.317

0.108

Oxcarbazepine (mg)

− 0.071

0.700

− 0.248

0.171

Lacosamide (mg)

− 0.162

0.729

− 0.623

0.135

Valproic acid (mg)

− 0.382

0.002*

− 0.008

0.952

Lamotrigine (mg)

0.253

0.245

0.286

0.185

Ethosuximide (mg)

− 0.033

0.906

0.268

0.335

Topiramate (mg)

− 0.113

0.644

− 0.132

0.590

Phenytoin (mg)

0.632

0.093

0.337

0.414

Zonisamide (mg)

− 0.455

0.442

− 0.221

0.721

Clonazepam (mg)

− 0.827

0.381

0.344

0.776

  1. ASMs antiseizure medications, mg milligram, TSH thyroid stimulating hormone. P value < 0.05 statistically significant, P value < 0.01 statistically highly significant