Tremor: an alternative approach for investigating adrenergic mechanisms in thyrotoxicosis?

Abstract

The effects of nadolol (or placebo) and carbimazole on thyrotoxic tremor were investigated in 18 thyrotoxic patients. Both nadolol and carbimazole produced significant reductions in tremor power although nadolol did not cause any change in serum free tri-iodothyronine and free thyroxine concentrations. The results are discussed in terms of the pathogenesis of thyrotoxic tremor and the potential usefulness of tremor in the investigation of adrenergic mechanisms in thyrotoxicosis.

• Authors: B Abila, J H Lazarus, J C Kingswood, R W Marshall, J F Wilson, A Richens
• Journal: Clinical science (London, England : 1979) (Clin Sci (Lond)) Vol. 69 Issue 4 Pg. 459-63 (Oct 1985) ISSN: 0143-5221 [Print] England
• PMID: 2864158 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)

Chemical References

• Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
• Propanolamines
• Triiodothyronine
• Nadolol
• Carbimazole
• Thyroxine

Topics

• Adrenergic beta-Antagonists (therapeutic use)
• Adult
• Carbimazole (therapeutic use)
• Clinical Trials as Topic
• Female
• Humans
• Hyperthyroidism (complications, metabolism)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Nadolol
• Propanolamines (therapeutic use)
• Random Allocation
• Thyroxine (metabolism)
• Tremor (complications, drug therapy, metabolism)
• Triiodothyronine (metabolism)