What causes memory loss and confusion while on Keppra?
Patient: Hi my wife who is 51 years and has been up until 2014 very healthy. On the 13/11/14 she got a type of blankness which we brought her to hospital and after consultation with the medical team and after seeing an neouroligist she got diagnosed with epilepsy .....but every month between the 9th and 15th she got this blankness which she gets forgetfulness....after the tablets Kepra @1000/day she went back to probably every two months getting these episodes/forgetfulness, but now they want to increase by 500/day. The common denominator is every time she is ovulation //periods she gets these episodes....any ideas Doctor: Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. From the available description it appears to me that she is suffering with catamenial epilepsy, a kind of epilepsy with change in pattern according to menstrual cycle. The treatment of this particular form of epilepsy is similar to other epilepsies although it may be less rewarding. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.