The Impact of Epilepsy on Reproductive Endocrine Functions in Men;Einflüsse der Epilepsieerkrankung auf Reproduktive Endokrine Funktionen bei Männern

Aktuelle Neurologie

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 55-59

  Bauer, Jürgen ^a   Kramer G ^b   Luef, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b SWISS EPILEPSY CENTER   (Switzerland)

^c Universitatsklinik fur Neurochirurgie Innsbruck   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; EPILEPSY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 1842472925     PISSN: 03024350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-814835     Document Type: Review

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