Frequency of catamenial seizure exacerbation in women with localization-related epilepsy.

Authors

• Andrew G Herzog
• Cynthia L Harden
• Joyce Liporace
• Page Pennell
• Donald L Schomer
• Michael Sperling
• Kristen Fowler
• Blagovast Nikolov
• Sevie Shuman
• Melanee Newman

Publication/Presentation Date

9-1-2004

Abstract

This investigation assessed the frequency of catamenial epilepsy in 87 women who charted seizures and menses during three cycles. Catamenial epilepsy designation was made if two of three cycles showed at least one of three previously defined catamenial patterns. Among ovulatory cycles, average daily seizure frequency was significantly greater during the perimenstrual and preovulatory phases. Among anovulatory cycles, average daily seizure frequency was substantially less during the midfollicular phase than during the remainder of the cycle. Overall, 39.1% of the women had catamenial epilepsy.

Volume

56

Issue

3

First Page

431

Last Page

434

ISSN

0364-5134

Published In/Presented At

Herzog, A. G., Harden, C. L., Liporace, J., Pennell, P., Schomer, D. L., Sperling, M., Fowler, K., Nikolov, B., Shuman, S., & Newman, M. (2004). Frequency of catamenial seizure exacerbation in women with localization-related epilepsy. Annals of neurology, 56(3), 431–434. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.20214

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

15349872

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article