Monotherapy of epilepsy in women: Psychiatric and neuroendocrine aspects

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-162

  Zheleznova, E V ^a   Kalinin, V V ^a   Zemlyanaya, A A ^a   Sokolova, L V ^a   Medvedev, I L ^a  

^a Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic agents; Epilepsy in women; Mental and neuroendocrine changes; Topamax

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; ESTRADIOL; HORMONE; PHENOBARBITAL; TESTOSTERONE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MONOTHERAPY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PSYCHOMETRY; SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; BARBITURATES; CARBAMAZEPINE; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FRUCTOSE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 77949262941     PISSN: 00970549     EISSN: 1573899X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11055-009-9245-0     Document Type: Article

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