Prolactin levels in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 48-51

  Opeskin, K ^a   Clarke, Iain ^b   Berkovic, Samuel F ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Prolactin; Sudden unexpected death

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; LAMOTRIGINE; PRIMIDONE; PROLACTIN; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0033986695     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb01504.x     Document Type: Article

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