How does metyrapone decrease seizures?

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 302-303

  Koch, Christian A ^a   Bornstein, Stefan R ^a   Pacak, Karel ^a   Chrousos, George P ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11 HYDROXYCORTICOSTEROID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; METYRAPONE;

ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; INFANTILE SPASM; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; LETTER; NEUROPROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; WEST SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; HUMANS; METYRAPONE; RATS; SEIZURES;

EID: 0032451056     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01105791     Document Type: Letter

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