Catamenial epilepsy: Update on prevalence, pathophysiology and treatment from the findings of the NIH Progesterone Treatment Trial

Seizure

Volumn 28, Issue , 2015, Pages 18-25

  Herzog, Andrew G ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abbreviations C1 perimenstrual (Days 3 to +3); C2 peri ovulatory (Days 10 to 13); C3 luteal in anovulatory cycles (Days 10 3)

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA4; BENZODIAZEPINE; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ANOVULATION; CATAMENIAL EPILEPSY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFICACY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DRUG EFFECTS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); PROGESTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929265259     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2015.02.024     Document Type: Review

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