[Special needs of women with epilepsy].

Epilepsies are one of the most common neurological disorders. Men and women are almost equally affected. Women bear specific features because of their natural characteristics and changes in hormonal status, which can affect the clinical presentation and the course of the disease as well as the comorbidity of various disorders. By this, we have in mind a mutual influence of steroid hormones and antiepileptic drugs, calcium and phosphorus transport disorder, insulin and lipid metabolism, adverse cosmetic effects, sexual dysfunctions, pregnancy, teratogenity and the delay in fetal development and bone diseases.