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Effect of levetiracetam on testosterone levels in male patientsCynthia L Harden
Epilepsy Division, Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine of the University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
Epilepsia 51:2348-51. 2010..038, r = 0.734). These results suggest that levetiracetam increases testosterone levels and that an initial testosterone level may predict the magnitude of increase...- Epileptic disorders in pregnancy: an overviewCynthia L Harden
Department ofNeurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 20:557-62. 2008..Much new information has now become available regarding outcomes of women with epilepsy (WWE) and pregnancy... - A comparison of personality disorder characteristics of patients with nonepileptic psychogenic pseudoseizures with those of patients with epilepsyCynthia L Harden
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Epilepsy Behav 14:481-3. 2009.... 
Management issues for women with epilepsy--focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): III. Vitamin K, folic acid, blood levels, and breast-feeding: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee ofCynthia L Harden
University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
Epilepsia 50:1247-55. 2009..A paucity of evidence limited the strength of many recommendations...- Management issues for women with epilepsy-Focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): I. Obstetrical complications and change in seizure frequency: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of Cynthia L Harden
University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
Epilepsia 50:1229-36. 2009..WWE who smoke should be counseled that they possibly have a substantially increased risk of premature contractions and premature labor and delivery... 
Laterality and location influence catamenial seizure expression in women with partial epilepsyM Quigg
Department of Neurology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Neurology 73:223-7. 2009..The location and laterality of the epileptic lesion as well as patient age may affect periodicity...- Management issues for women with epilepsy-Focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): II. Teratogenesis and perinatal outcomes: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Subcommittee of the American Academy of NeuroloCynthia L Harden
University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
Epilepsia 50:1237-46. 2009..If possible, avoidance of VPA and AED polytherapy throughout pregnancy should be considered and avoidance of PHT and PB throughout pregnancy may be considered to prevent reduced cognitive outcomes... - Epilepsy in older womenNitin K Sethi
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA
Menopause Int 14:85-7. 2008..Altered antiepileptic drug pharmacokinetics with increasing age and the management of this vulnerable population is also discussed... - The effect of seizure severity on quality of life in epilepsyCynthia L Harden
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA
Epilepsy Behav 11:208-11. 2007..037, R(2)=0.30). These findings indicate that severe and potentially injurious seizure behaviors contribute to anxiety and socially avoidant behavior for persons with intractable epilepsy... - Hormone replacement therapy: will it affect seizure control and AED levels?Cynthia L Harden
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States
Seizure 17:176-80. 2008..Strategies for managing HRT in symptomatic postmenopausal WWE using estrogenic and progestogenic compounds that may be less likely to promote seizures are discussed... - Hormone replacement therapy in women with epilepsy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studyCynthia L Harden
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA
Epilepsia 47:1447-51. 2006..We sought to determine whether adding HRT to the medication regimen of postmenopausal women with epilepsy was associated with an increase in seizure frequency... - Screening for bone health in epilepsyRaj D Sheth
Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Epilepsia 48:39-41. 2007.... - Pregnancy and epilepsy--when you're managing bothNitin K Sethi
Department of Neurology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA
J Fam Pract 59:675-9. 2010..When a patient with epilepsy is pregnant or planning for pregnancy, you face the challenge of balancing the benefits and teratogenic risks of her antiseizure medication. Here's help... - Issues for mature women with epilepsyCynthia L Harden
Department of Neurology, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
Int Rev Neurobiol 83:385-95. 2008..Information about gender differences for AED use in the mature population is scant... - Pregnancy and epilepsyCynthia L Harden
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York 10021, USA
Semin Neurol 27:453-9. 2007..The metabolism of both lamotrigine and oxcarbazepine is induced during pregnancy, and careful clinical monitoring and frequent level assessment are emerging as important for these AEDs... - The co-morbidity of depression and epilepsy: epidemiology, etiology, and treatmentCynthia L Harden
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 525 E 68th Street, Room K-615, New York, NY 10021, USA
Neurology 59:S48-55. 2002..Electroconvulsive therapy is not contraindicated for treatment-resistant or psychotic depression. Depression must be recognized, diagnosed, and adequately treated in patients with epilepsy... - Menopause and bone density issues for women with epilepsyCynthia L Harden
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA
Neurology 61:S16-22. 2003..This is probably related to an effect of seizures on hypothalamic function, although primary ovarian dysfunction may also be operative in this setting... - Sexuality in men and women with epilepsyCynthia L Harden
Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
CNS Spectr 11:13-8. 2006..Psychosocial factors, including sexual anxiety and stigma associated with epilepsy, can also affect the sexual life of patients with epilepsy... - Antiepileptic drug teratogenesis: what are the risks for congenital malformations and adverse cognitive outcomes?Cynthia L Harden
Department of Neurology, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
Int Rev Neurobiol 83:205-13. 2008.... - Optimizing therapy of seizures in women who use oral contraceptivesCynthia L Harden
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
Neurology 67:S56-8. 2006..The placebo or pill-free week of the OC regimen may also be a period when clinical toxicity can occur. Even with the considerations discussed in this review, OCs are a reasonable contraceptive option for women with epilepsy taking AEDs... - Sexual dysfunction in women with epilepsyCynthia L Harden
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Room k 615, 525 East 68th Street, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States
Seizure 17:131-5. 2008..Strategies for modifying the contributors to sexual dysfunction in WWE will be discussed as well as the role of the neurologist in initiating management of this challenging comorbidity... - Sexuality in women with epilepsyCynthia L Harden
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
Epilepsy Behav 7:S2-6. 2005..This review focuses on potential sexual problems that are faced by women with epilepsy, with the suggestion that proper treatment may alleviate these problems... - Circalunar and ultralunar periodicities in women with partial seizuresMark Quigg
Department of Neurology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
Epilepsia 49:1081-5. 2008..In the present study, we determined seizure periodicity according to a "menstrual clock" provided by a common phase marker of the onset of menses... - The diagnostic significance of video-EEG monitoring findings on pseudoseizure patients differs between neurologists and psychiatristsCynthia L Harden
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, USA
Epilepsia 44:453-6. 2003..In an attempt to elucidate factors contributing to this poor outcome, we hypothesized that neurologists and psychiatrists differ in their views of the diagnosis and management of psychogenic pseudoseizure patients... - Reaction to epilepsy in the workplaceCynthia L Harden
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, USA
Epilepsia 45:1134-40. 2004..The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of epilepsy that produce avoidant behavior in the workplace and therefore contribute to the actual stigma that persons with epilepsy are subjected to on the job... - Mood disorders in patients with epilepsy: epidemiology and managementCynthia L Harden
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, USA
CNS Drugs 16:291-302. 2002..Bupropion, clomipramine and maprotiline are associated with a greater risk of seizures compared with other antidepressants and consequently should be used with caution in the treatment of depression in patients with epilepsy...