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GlossaryCatamenial Epilepsy

seizure frequency increases during menstrual cycle due to hormonal changes

Catamenial Epilepsy, also known as Menstrual Epilepsy, is a type of epilepsy where seizure frequency is linked to the menstrual cycle. This condition is thought to be influenced by hormonal fluctuations, particularly the levels of estrogen and progesterone, which can affect neuronal excitability and seizure thresholds.

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research Ferulic Acid Inhibits Catamenial Epilepsy Through Modulation Of Female Hormones

August 2022 in “Metabolic Brain Disease”

Ferulic acid may help control menstrual cycle-related epilepsy by affecting female hormones.

research Women And Epilepsy: Reproductive Life And Epilepsy

January 2004

Antiepileptic drugs can cause cosmetic side effects and affect menstrual cycles, fertility, and bone health in women with epilepsy.

research Ovarian Cycle-Related Neurosteroid Regulation of GABA-A Receptor Subunit Plasticity in the Hippocampus Subfields

1 citations , April 2011 in “The FASEB Journal”

Progesterone-derived neurosteroids affect GABA-A receptor expression, influencing epilepsy during menstrual cycles.

research Treating Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures: Easier Said Than Done

8 citations , February 2003 in “Annals of Neurology”

Progesterone treatment improved seizures in a woman with menstrual cycle-related epilepsy, but a wrong medication worsened her condition.

research Implications of Neuroimaging for the Treatment of Epilepsy

2 citations , February 2003 in “Annals of Neurology”

Neuroimaging suggests that treatments targeting brain steroids could help control epilepsy, especially types linked to the menstrual cycle.

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