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ArticleCureus2020

The Frequency of Catamenial Epilepsy in Female Epileptic Patients of Reproductive Age Group Presented to the Tertiary Care Hospital.

Deepak Kumar, Samar Iltaf, Anila Umer, Meraj Fatima, Muhammad Zaheer, Kiran Waqar, Komal Girdhari

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Effects of the Menstrual Cycle on Neurological Disorders.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Deepak KumarNeurology, Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College, Sukkur, PAK.
Samar IltafNeurology, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK.
Anila UmerNeurology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK.
Meraj FatimaNeurology, Dow University of Health Sciences, Dow International Medical College, Karachi, PAK.
Muhammad ZaheerNeurology, Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar, Peshawar, PAK.
Kiran WaqarNeurology, Fazia Ruth Pfau Medical College Karachi, Karachi, PAK.
Komal GirdhariInternal Medicine, Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College, Sukkur, PAK.
Dow University of Health Sciences · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and aim Catamenial epilepsy is the type of seizures during the reproductive phase of menstruation due to hormonal changes during the different phases of menstruation. This study aims to evaluate the frequency of epileptic seizures in women during the menstruation cycle and its management. Material and methods This study was conducted at the neurology department of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi, Pakistan. The study's duration was six months, from the 22

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antiepileptic drugscarbamazepinecatamenial epilepsylevetiracetamreproductive age

Identifiers

PMID33376647
PMCPMC7755724
OpenAlexW3108796900

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