Epilepsy in the menopause

Lee, Mary Anne MD

From The University of Calgary, Foothills Provincial General Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Mary Anne Lee, Foothills Provincial General Hospital, 1403 29 Street NW, Calgary, AB T2N 2T9, Canada.

Neurology 53(4):p S41, September 1999.

Article abstract

The effect of perimenopause and menopause on epilepsy is an area that has received scant attention. There are no retrospective or prospective published studies. Information that is available is largely anecdotal and suggests that menopause can have anything from a beneficial effect on epilepsy to no effect or even an adverse effect. The effect of hormone replacement therapy has not been investigated.