Role of neurosteroids in catamenial epilepsy

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 62, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 99-118

  Reddy, Doodipala S ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catamenial epilepsy; GABA A receptor; Ganaxolone; Neurosteroid; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ACETAZOLAMIDE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; AZELASTINE; CLOBAZAM; CLOMIFENE; CLONAZEPAM; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; DIAZEPAM; ESTROGEN; GANAXOLONE; HYDROCORTISONE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NEUROSTEROID; NORETHISTERONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; VALPROIC ACID;

BINDING SITE; CATAMENIAL EPILEPSY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EVOKED RESPONSE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; RODENT; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PREGNANOLONE; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; STEROIDS;

EID: 9644281626     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2004.09.003     Document Type: Review

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