Introduction....................................................................................................................
NANCY FOLDVARY-SCHAEFER, DO, AND MARTHA J. MORRELL, MD

Cellular and molecular effects of steroid hormones on CNS excitability.............
SHERYL S. SMITH, PhD, AND CATHERINE S. WOOLLEY, PhD

Hormones and seizures.................................................................................................
NANCY FOLDVARY-SCHAEFFER, DO; CYNTHIA HARDEN, MD;
ANDREW HERZOG, MD; AND TOMMASO FALCONE, MD

Reproductive disturbances in patients with epilepsy..............................................
MARTHA J. MORRELL, MD, AND GEORGIA D. MONTOURIS, MD

Risks and management of pregnancy in women with epilepsy..............................
MARK S. YERBY, MD, MPH; PETER KAPLAN, MB;
AND TERESA TRAN, MD

Neurodevelopmental outcomes of children born to mothers with epilepsy.......
KIMFORD J. MEADOR, MD, AND MARY L. ZUPANC, MD

Bone disease associated with antiepileptic drugs.....................................................
ALISON M. PACK, MD; BARRY GIDAL, PHARMD;
AND BLANCA VAZQUEZ, MD

Recommendations for the care of women with epilepsy.........................................
PATRICIA E. PENOVICH, MD; KAREN E. ECK, MS, FNP;
AND VASILIKI V. ECONOMOU, MD

*This supplement is based on the proceedings from an experts roundtable, titled "Epilepsy in Women: The Biological Basis for the Female Experience," held February 28, 2003, in New York, N.Y.

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