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Hormonal Effects on Epilepsy in Women
Author(s) -
Klein Pave,
Herzog Andrew G.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
epilepsia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.687
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1528-1167
pISSN - 0013-9580
DOI - 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb02602.x
Subject(s) - neuroactive steroid , epilepsy , hormone , pathophysiology , medicine , neuroscience , endocrinology , physiology , psychology , receptor , gabaa receptor
Summary: Some female gonadal and adrenal steroid hor‐mones 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.