Differential effects of antiepileptic drugs on neuroactive steroids in men with epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1945-1948

  Herzog, Andrew G ^a   Drislane, Frank W ^a   Schomer, Donald L ^a   Pennell, Page B ^b   Bromfield, Edward B ^c   Dworetzky, Barbara A ^c   Farina, Erin L ^a   Frye, Cheryl A ^d  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine; Epilepsy; Men; Neurosteroids; Reproductive

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANEDIOL; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ESTRADIOL; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; PRASTERONE SULFATE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; EPILEPSY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL FUNCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEROID ANALYSIS; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGENS; ANDROSTANES; ANTICONVULSANTS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CARBAMAZEPINE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; ENZYME INDUCTION; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENYTOIN; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STEROIDS; TESTOSTERONE; TRIAZINES;

EID: 33750915455     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00826.x     Document Type: Article

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