Nahid Ashjazadeh

Neurosciences Research Center & Department of Neurology, Shiraz Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Effects of carbamazepine on male reproductive hormones

  Background :Reproductive endocrine disorders and sexual dysfunction are common among men with epilepsy. We investigated sexual hormone serum levels among men with newly diagnosed epilepsy, before starting any antiepileptic drug (AED), and then after starting carbamazepine (CBZ), to determine the role and effects of epilepsy versus CBZ in creating reproductive endocrine disorders.   Methods : ...

[ 2 ] - Management of Epilepsy in Resource-Limited Areas: Establishing an Epilepsy Surgery Program in Iran

Of about 40 million people with epilepsy, who live in developing countries, the majority do notreceive appropriate treatment. Nonetheless, there are striking disparities among the so-called developing countries,however generally speaking, access to and availability of epilepsy management programs in developingcountries are very limited and therefore, the issue of developing epilepsy centers in ...