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Plasma arginine vasopressin concentrations in epileptics under monotherapy

✍ Scribed by K. -H. Krause; W. Rascher; P. Berlit

Publisher
Springer
Year
1983
Tongue
English
Weight
209 KB
Volume
230
Category
Article
ISSN
0340-5354

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✦ Synopsis

Plasma arginine vasopressin concentrations were determined by radio-immunoassay in 112 adult epileptics who were taking carbamazepine, phenytoin, primidone, or sodium valproate in long-term monotherapy, and in 19 controls. No significant difference was found between the groups, but some epileptics taking carbamazepine and primidone showed low values. Serum concentrations of carbamazepine did not correlate with the concentrations of plasma arginine vasopressin. In conclusion, there was no evidence of a stimulating effect of chronic carbamazepine medication or a special inhibiting effect of phenytoin on the release of vasopressin arginine from the posterior pituitary.

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