Occurrence of menstrual cycle related seizure patterns among epileptic women attending the tertiary neurology clinics of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 84, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 257-262

  Kariyawasam, S H ^a   Mannapperuma, U ^b   Jayasuriya, W J A B N ^b   Weerathunga, J ^a   Munasinghe, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Catamenial epilepsy; Estrogen; Hypothalamo pituitary gonadal axis; Menstrual cycle; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATAMENIAL EPILEPSY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; SRI LANKA; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SRI LANKA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64149088745     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.01.014     Document Type: Article

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