Recurrent catamenial status epilepticus: Is it rare or an under recognized phenomenon in women with epilepsy?

Albi J Chalissery; Emer Murphy; Gerard Mullins; Peter Widdess-Walsh; Ronan Kilbride; Norman Delanty

doi:10.1016/j.ebcr.2017.10.002

Recurrent catamenial status epilepticus: Is it rare or an under recognized phenomenon in women with epilepsy?

Epilepsy Behav Case Rep. 2017 Oct 21:9:19-21. doi: 10.1016/j.ebcr.2017.10.002. eCollection 2018.

Authors

Albi J Chalissery¹, Emer Murphy², Gerard Mullins², Peter Widdess-Walsh¹, Ronan Kilbride¹, Norman Delanty¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
² Department of Neurophysiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland.

Abstract

•Recurrent catamenial status epilepticus may occur in generalized and focal epilepsy.•Documenting the menstrual cycles and perimenstrual video-EEG help the diagnosis.•Hormonal treatment including menstrual suppressive therapies may be used.

Keywords: Catamenial seizures; Status epilepticus; Triptorelin.

Publication types

Case Reports