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Females, their estrogens, and seizures
Author(s) -
Velíšková Jana,
De Jesus Glendis,
Kaur Ramanjot,
Velíšek Libor
Publication year - 2010
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.1528-1167.2010.02629.x
Subject(s) - epilepsy , medicine , psychology , clinical neurology , neuroscience , psychiatry
Summary Estrogens are essential for normal brain functions. The effects of estrogens on seizures are contradictory. More studies are necessary to determine under which conditions the estrogens have proconvulsant effects and when the estrogens may have beneficial action in patients with epilepsy.