7 citations
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October 1997 in “Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry” This report describes two young women with partial seizures who developed alopecia after starting carbamazepine, suggesting a potential link between the drug and hair loss.
6 citations
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October 1997 in “CNS Drugs” Psychotropic drugs can cause hair loss or excessive hair growth.
38 citations
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September 1996 in “Annals of Clinical Psychiatry” This review discusses the association between mood stabilizers and alopecia, providing diagnosis insights and management options, but reports no new clinical results.
64 citations
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February 1995 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This report describes a case where hidradenitis suppurativa developed in a patient receiving lithium, adding to the recognized cutaneous side effects like psoriasis, acneiform lesions, and alopecia.
8 citations
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September 1993 in “Human psychopharmacology” This report found that hair loss was extremely rare but occurred in some cases with certain antidepressants, notably fluoxetine and 5-HT uptake inhibitors, but not with trazodone or mianserin.
24 citations
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January 1993 in “Dermatologic Clinics” Minoxidil effectively treats hair loss, works better for women, and requires consistent use.
30 citations
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May 1991 in “Psychosomatics” This review examines alopecia as a side effect of psychotropic medications, noting that it is typically reversible after stopping the drug, but it reports no new results.
4 citations
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March 1989 in “The BMJ” Naproxen is not the cause of hair loss in a child; it's due to a toxic event with expected hair regrowth.
7 citations
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April 1987 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This article reports no new clinical findings and provides no abstract, focusing on imipramine-induced lesions resembling alopecia areata.
12 citations
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December 1985 in “Dicp-The annals of pharmacotherapy” This case study observed hair shedding in an 8 1/2-year-old girl treated with carbamazepine, which ceased after stopping the medication.
18 citations
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October 1984 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This article reviews the relationship between hair loss and lithium but does not provide any new clinical findings.
29 citations
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July 1982 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This article discusses hair loss linked to lithium treatment but reports no new clinical findings.
59 citations
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October 1976 in “Acta Neurologica Scandinavica” This study found that sodium valproate significantly reduced seizure frequency by over 50% in about 70% of patients with generalized seizures but was less effective for partial seizures.
170 citations
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June 1974 in “BMJ” This study found that sodium valproate effectively stopped or reduced seizures in patients with various types of epilepsy, with best results in absence and myoclonic seizures, though it caused temporary hair loss in some cases.
39 citations
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October 1967 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Hair loss in women often doesn't follow a pattern, isn't linked to age, may be genetic, and can be related to thyroid issues or other health factors.