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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH
Volume 4, Issue -, Pages 535-541Publisher
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S28872
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catamenial epilepsy; estrogens; progesterone; neurosteroids
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Catamenial epilepsy is defined as a pattern of seizures that changes in severity during particular phases of the menstrual cycle, wherein estrogens are proconvulsant, increasing the neuronal excitability; and progesterone is anticonvulsant, enhancing GABA-mediated inhibition. Thus, changes in serum estradiol/progesterone ratio throughout a normal reproductive cycle bring about an increased or decreased risk of seizure occurrence. To date, there are no specific drug treatments for catamenial epilepsy however, non-hormonal and hormonal therapies have been proposed. The aim of this review is to report preclinical and clinical evidences about the relationship between female reproductive steroids and epileptic seizures, and to describe treatment approaches for catamenial epilepsy.
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