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The Effect of Thyroid Administration On the Blood Cholesterol
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 February 2018
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In a previous investigation (1) it was ascertained that the amount of cholesterol present in the serum of psychotic patients shows certain variations from the normal, and that it is influenced by the acuteness of the mental condition. Hypercholesterinæmia is usual in all forms of mental disorder except imbecility, and a fall in blood cholesterol content occurs during attacks of excitement, agitation or confusion. These results suggested an association between the blood cholesterol and the nervous system, probably by way of the sympathetic and endocrine gland systems.
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- Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1931
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