Neuroendocrine aspects of epilepsy.
The relationships between the effects of seizures on hormones and the influences of hormones on seizures crosses anatomic boundaries and medical specialties. This article focuses on these interrelationships in men and women with epilepsy. Anatomic and physiologic connections between limbic structures and the hypothalamus are reviewed, as are the neuroendocrine aspects of single seizures and reproductive endocrine disorders.
Schachter
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Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006062:Gonadotropins / Q000502:physiology; D006728:Hormones / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000502:physiology; D008032:Limbic System / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D011388:Prolactin / Q000502:physiology
D006062:Gonadotropins; D006728:Hormones; D011388:Prolactin