#EpilepsyAwareness: Understanding teenage girls with epilepsy

Girls with epilepsy may be at higher risk of mood swings (Shutterstock)

Having epilepsy usually does not affect how or when you go through puberty. Most girls begin noticing these changes between the ages of 10 and 14 years – but it may happen earlier or later in some girls.

Girls with epilepsy may be at higher risk for such mood problems, both due to the epilepsy itself and possibly due to anti-seizure medication (ASM).