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27
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Medicine/Animal Health
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Objective-To determine whether administration of phenobarbital, potassium b
romide, or both drugs concurrently was associated with abnormalities in bas
eline serum total thyroxine (T-4), triiodothyronine (T-3), free T-4, Or thy
rotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone; TSH) concentrations in epileptic dog
s.
Design-Prospective case series.
Animals-78 dogs with seizure disorders that did not have any evidence of a
thyroid disorder (55 treated with phenobarbital alone, 15 treated with phen
obarbital and bromide, and 8 treated with bromide alone) and 150 clinically
normal dogs that were not receiving any medication.
Procedure-Serum total T-4, fetal T-3, free T-4, and TSH concentrations, as
well as serum concentrations of anticonvulsant drugs, were measured in the
78 dogs with seizure disorders. Reference ranges for hormone concentrations
were established on the basis of results from the 150 clinically normal do
gs.
Results-Total and free T-4 concentrations were significantly lower in dogs
receiving phenobarbital (alone or with bromide), compared with concentratio
ns ill clinically normal dogs. Administration of bromide alone was not asso
ciated with low total or free T-4 concentration. Total T-3 and TSH concentr
ations did not differ among groups of dogs.
Clinical Implications-Results indicate that serum total and free T-4 concen
trations may be low (ie, in the range typical for dogs with hypothyroidism)
in dogs treated with phenobarbital. Serum total T-3 and TSH concentrations
were not changed significantly in association with phenobarbital administr
ation. Bromide treatment was not associated with any significant change in
these serum thyroid hormone concentrations.