Valproate‐induced hyperandrogenism during pubertal maturation in girls with epilepsy

LK Vainionpää, J Rättyä, M Knip… - Annals of Neurology …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Valproate is effective for treatment of a variety of seizure types both in adults and in children
with epilepsy, but it induces obesity and polycystic ovaries in a considerable proportion of …

Thyroid function in girls with epilepsy with carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, or valproate monotherapy and after withdrawal of medication

LK Vainionpää, K Mikkonen, J Rättyä, M Knip… - …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Antiepileptic drugs may affect the serum thyroid hormone concentrations. The aim
of this study was to evaluate thyroid function in 78 girls taking carbamazepine (CBZ), …

Motor nervous system impairment persists in long‐term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

…, U Tolonen, LK Vainionpää… - … Journal of the …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The objective of the current study was to determine whether therapy for
childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) results in long‐lasting neurologic signs or …

Motor nervous pathway function is impaired after treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a study with motor evoked potentials

…, U Tolonen, LK Vainionpää… - … : The Official Journal …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Background The objective was to evaluate whether motor nervous pathways are affected
when patients are treated for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Procedure Thirty‐…

Nerve lesions after therapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

AH Harila‐Saari, LK Vainionpää… - … Journal of the …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The objective of the current study was to use somatosensory evoked potentials
(SEP) to detect signs of nerve lesions in the peripheral nerve and in the central nervous …

Serum androgen levels and testicular structure during pubertal maturation in male subjects with epilepsy

…, M Päivänsalo, JIT Isojärvi, LK Vainionpää - …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To evaluate reproductive endocrine function in boys and young men with epilepsy
taking an antiepileptic drug in a population‐based, controlled study. Methods: Seventy …

A longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging study of the brain in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

…, EL Pääkkö, LK Vainionpää… - … Journal of the …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to evaluate changes in magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) of the brain in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) during the …

Prediction of permanent hearing loss in high-risk preterm infants at term age

…, EU Tolonen, MRH Väyrynen, LK Vainionpää… - European journal of …, 2000 - Springer
The aim of this series was to assess hearing screenings; auditory brainstem responses (ABR),
transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) and free field auditory responses (FF) …

Growth and lipid metabolism in girls and young women with epilepsy during pubertal maturation

…, P Lanning, JIT Isojärvi, LK Vainionpää - …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To assess growth and the serum lipid profile in girls with epilepsy receiving
monotherapy at a mean age of 12.6 years and approximately 6 years later. Methods: A population‐…

Brainstem size and function at term age in relation to later neurosensory disability in high‐risk, preterm infants

…, LI Kerttula, ELE Püaukö, LK Vainionpää… - Acta …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to measure brainstem size on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
scans of high‐risk, preterm infants, to assess brainstem function by brainstem auditory‐…