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ea0019s59 | Interfaces between endocrinology and internal medicine | SFEBES2009
Epilepsy in women: endocrine, metabolic and reproductive health considerations caring for the woman with epilepsy
Managing epilepsy in women is complicated by effects of sex steroids on seizures, antiepileptic drug (AED)- oral contraceptive (OCs) interactions, AED associated bone disease, reproductive endocrine disorders such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and by the teratogenic and adverse developmental effects of some AEDs.Approximately 30% of women with epilepsy (WWE) have catamenial seizure patterns with seizures occurring with the ovulatory estrogen surge ...
Endocrine Abstracts
ISSN 1470-3947 (print) | ISSN 1479-6848 (online)
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