CorelaŃia dintre crizele epileptice si perioada ciclului menstrual la femei a dedus idea unui caracter mai ritmic al crizelor în dependenŃă de faza menstruaŃiei.. Epilepsia catamenială este definită ca o disfuncŃie dependentă de faza ciclului menstrual si se caracterizată printr-o majorare a ritmicităŃii crizelor pe parcursul anumitor perioade a menstruaŃiei. CorelaŃia dintre exacerbările crizelor si descărcărilor cerebrale este controversat si neelocvent.

The clinical observation of the relationship between epileptic seizure and the menstruation of women, lead to a common belief that seizures, sometimes, occur more frequently in relationship to menstrual cycle. Catamenial epilepsy is considered as a menstrual cycle-related seizure disorder and is characterized by an increase in seizures during particular phases of the menstrual cycle. The relationship between seizures exacerbation and cerebral discharges is less elucidate and is controversial.