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Review
. 1998:39 Suppl 8:S9-16.
doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb02602.x.

Hormonal effects on epilepsy in women

P Klein  1 , A G Herzog
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Review

Hormonal effects on epilepsy in women

P Klein et al. Epilepsia. 1998.

Abstract

Some female gonadal and adrenal steroid hormones and their related pituitary peptides have neuroactive effects that can influence seizures. These effects may play a significant role in the pathophysiology of epilepsy, the pattern of seizure occurrence, therapeutic interventions using naturally occurring hormones, and the development of hormone-based neuroactive synthetic analogues with potent antiepileptic properties.

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