Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Evidence of a Potential Role for Progesterone in the Modulation of Premenstrual Corticocortical Inhibition in a Woman with Catamenial Seizure Exacerbation

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 367-369

  Herzog, Andrew G ^a   Friedman, Mark N ^a   Freund, Stefanie ^a   Pascual Leone, Alvaro ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Catamenial; Epilepsy; Hormones; Progesterone; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013447233     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ebeh.2001.0232     Document Type: Article

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