Health Condition 1: null- EPILEPSY PATIENTS and HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Self
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1 Patients aged between 18-60 years of age of either gender with epilepsy who are on stable dose of single antiepileptic drug for at least 6 months 2 Patients willing to give written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Patients on combination therapy with antiepileptic drugs 2 Patients who are noncompliant to the drug 3 Patients with history of progressive or psychiatric neurological disorder 4 Patients with refractory seizures 5 Patients who are on anti thyroid drugs or on thyroid hormone replacement therapy 6 Patients with other co morbid conditions like ischemic heart disease, stroke, chronic kidney disease, liver disease, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension and other metabolic diseases 7 Patients who had received the drugs, which could affect the level of thyroid hormones, in the past 6 months 8 pregnant and lactating mothers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measurement of Serum triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)Timepoint: cross sectional study | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measurement of Serum triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)Timepoint: cross sectional study | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactB SWATHI
Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed