Onset of epilepsy and menarche-Is there any relationship?

Seizure

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 571-575

  Svalheim, Sigrid ^a   Taubøll, Erik ^a,b   Bjørnenak, Tone ^a   Røste, Line S ^a   Mørland, Tore ^c   Sætre, Erik R ^d   Gjerstad, Leif ^a,b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Hormones; Menarche; Puberty; Women

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; SEX HORMONE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; NORWAY; ONSET AGE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 33750490081     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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