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Abstract
pilepsi It ebronlc couditiono ”aChel’ a group of condition
in which epileptic seizures tend tOOCCUl’ repeatedly without a
detectable extraeerebral cause (1\ elson, 200’4).
Epileptic eizure may be diasnused after the cllHd had two or
more unprovoked seizures t,e, no concurrent iIlne or acute brain
injury do ely associated with the eizures, orne specific prevokin
factors leading to reflex eizures are permitted e.g. seizure provoked
by photic stjmulartoa 01” readina complex tests (Camfield, 1999),
Epilep)1 begin most often in chUdhood or adolescence (Hasuer
,1997),. few eats of medicatioll ma)’ bsuffieient’ to treat some
benign form of epilep y, but some Epilep ies Require life-long
medication (MortoI119’96), Wbich improve tbe prognosis of epilepsy
is good; IIIore tllan 70% of patieet with newly diagnosed epilepsy win
become seizure Iree or enter rubstantial remission wlth anti epileptic
drugs (AED ) t’ ockerell el al. 199:;).
Epilepsy and Hormoue rare connected in a. complicated. manner,
It is known that epilepsy it elf mayaffect the hormonal balance and;
furthermore Hormone ’ may provoke 01’ inhibit seizures
(Herzog 1996), also It bas been shown that ED have effects on
endocrine function (Duncan et (11. 1999).pileps i It ebronlc coudition o ”aChel’, a group of condition
in which epileptic seizures tend tOOCCUl’ repeatedly without a
detectable extraeerebral cause (1\ elson, 200’4).
Epileptic eizure may be diasnused after the cllHd had two or
more unprovoked seizures t,e, no concurrent iIlne or acute brain
injury do ely associated with the eizures, orne specific prevokin
factors leading to reflex eizures are permitted e.g. seizure provoked
by photic stjmulartoa 01” readina complex tests (Camfield, 1999),
Epilep)1 begin most often in chUdhood or adolescence (Hasuer
,1997),. few eats of medicatioll ma)’ bsuffieient’ to treat some
benign form of epilep y, but some Epilep ies Require life-long
medication (MortoI119’96), Wbich improve tbe prognosis of epilepsy
is good; IIIore tllan 70% of patieet with newly diagnosed epilepsy win
become seizure Iree or enter rubstantial remission wlth anti epileptic
drugs (AED ) t’ ockerell el al. 199:;).
Epilepsy and Hormoue rare connected in a. complicated. manner,
It is known that epilepsy it elf mayaffect the hormonal balance and;
furthermore Hormone ’ may provoke 01’ inhibit seizures
(Herzog 1996), also It bas been shown that ED have effects on
endocrine function (Duncan et (11. 1999).