Effects of testosterone and clomiphene on spectral EEG and visual evoked response in a young man with posttraumatic epilepsy

Int J Neurosci. 2001 Jan;106(1-2):87-94. doi: 10.3109/00207450109149739.

Abstract

The effects of testosterone and clomiphene on epilepsy was studied in a young man with posttraumatic seizures. In the control period, digital EEG and visual evoked potentials (VEPs) were recorded under carbamazapine therapy. After testosterone (T), seizures lessened and almost disappeared; the theta, delta, alpha, and beta powers decreased; VEPs increased. After clomiphene, VEPs considerably increased in size; clinical picture slightly improved; EEG power spectrum remained unchanged. It was suggested that T may be beneficial for epilepsy treatment by suppressing the EEG synchronization (slow wave activity) and attenuating the entropy state of the epileptic brain.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Clomiphene / administration & dosage
  • Clomiphene / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Electroencephalography*
  • Epilepsy, Post-Traumatic / drug therapy*
  • Estrogen Antagonists / administration & dosage
  • Estrogen Antagonists / therapeutic use*
  • Evoked Potentials, Visual / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Testosterone / administration & dosage
  • Testosterone / blood
  • Testosterone / therapeutic use*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Estrogen Antagonists
  • Clomiphene
  • Testosterone