Epilepsy Research
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 1-7 , May 1996

Epilepsy and prolactin in adults: a clinical review

  • Jürgen Bauer

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationUniversitätsklinik für Epileptologie, Sigmund-Freudstraße 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany. Tel.: (49) (228) 287-6954; Fax: (49) (228) 287-6294.

Received 6 October 1995 ,Revised 7 January 1996 ,Accepted 14 January 1996.

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