Polycystic ovary syndrome in patients with focal epilepsy: A study in 93 women

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-167

  Bauer, Jürgen ^a   Jarre, Anke ^a   Klingmüller, Dietrich ^a   Elger, Christian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant treatment; Epilepsy; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Valproate

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; DRUG METABOLIZING ENZYME; INSULIN; TESTOSTERONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOTHERAPY; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGOMENORRHEA; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0033899754     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(00)00139-X     Document Type: Article

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