Effect of levetiracetam on testosterone levels in male patients

Epilepsia

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2348-2351

  Harden, Cynthia L ^a   Nikolov, Blagovest G ^b   Kandula, Padmaja ^b   Labar, Douglas R ^b   Pannullo, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Levetiracetam; Seizures; SV2A receptor; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ACEBUTOLOL; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPRAZOLAM; AMLODIPINE; ARIPIPRAZOLE; ATENOLOL; ATORVASTATIN; BENAZEPRIL; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE; ECONAZOLE; ETIRACETAM; FINASTERIDE; FOLLITROPIN; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; IRBESARTAN; LOSARTAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METFORMIN; METOPROLOL; MICONAZOLE; MULTIVITAMIN; OLMESARTAN; SELENIUM; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; SIMVASTATIN; TAMSULOSIN; TESTOSTERONE; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; EPILEPSY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIDDLE AGED; PIRACETAM; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78349258220     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02732.x     Document Type: Article

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