Philippa J. Karoly

Infradian rhythms of human heart rate reveal distinct multiday cycle periods in healthy adults

BACKGROUND: Chronobiology research has historically focused on circadian rhythms; however, longer infradian rhythms are prevalent in human physiology and may have important implications for health and wellbeing. Previous studies have identified widespread infradian rhythms across...

Monthly or menstrual? A scoping review of catamenial epilepsy and non‐menstrual seizure rhythms

OBJECTIVE: Despite the reported high prevalence of catamenial epilepsy (CE), the condition remains poorly defined, with lack of consensus on what entails a menstrual-related seizure exacerbation. Emerging evidence of multiday cycles of seizure activity, including about-monthly cy...