Three patterns of catamenial epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1082-1088

  Herzog, Andrew G ^a   Klein, Pavel ^a   Ransil, Bernard J ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Catamenial; Epilepsy; Hormones; Menstrual

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; PROGESTERONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTICONVULSANTS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; MIDDLE AGED; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0030866438     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1997.tb01197.x     Document Type: Article

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