Seizure exacerbation and hormonal cycles in women with epilepsy

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 214-220

  Kim, Geon Ha ^a,g   Lee, Hyang Woon ^a   Park, Hyesook ^a   Lee, Sang Kun ^b   Lee, Sang Ahm ^c   Kim, Yeong In ^d   Song, Hong Ki ^e   Shin, Dong Jin ^f   Hong, Seung Bong ^g  

^a Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^e Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anovulatory; Catamenial epilepsy; Menstrual cycle; Ovulatory; Women with epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CATAMENIAL EPILEPSY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; OVULATION; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EPILEPSY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 77955058343     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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