Sensitivity and specificity of paired capillary prolactin measurement in diagnosis of seizures

Journal of Epilepsy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 101-105

  Ehsan, Tajammul ^a   Fisher, Robert S ^a   Johns, Donald ^a   Lukas, Ronald J ^a   Blum, David ^a   Eskola, Jennifer ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Prolactin; Psychogenic seizures; Seizures; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CHILD; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 0030175746     PISSN: 08966974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0896-6974(96)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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