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Management of Epilepsy and Pregnancy by Sanjeev V. Thomas; Torbjörn Tomson; Cynthia L. Harden is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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Forming a family is perhaps the most important aspect of life, for persons with epilepsy just as much as for anyone else. Although the vast majority of women with epilepsy can have uneventful pregnancies and give birth to perfectly normal children, some special considerations and precautions are justified. The importance and complexity of this issue is reflected in the fact that 12 chapters in this volume are dedicated to various aspects of epilepsy and reproductive health. These chapters provide updated separate reviews on fetal and maternal risks with seizures (Chapter 10), seizure control during pregnancy (Chapter 8), effects of pregnancy on antiepileptic drug (AED) disposition (Chapter 9), obstetrical outcome and complications (Chapter 11), mechanisms of teratogenic effects (Chapter 12), major congenital malformations (Chapter 13), fetal AED syndromes (Chapter 14), postnatal cognitive development (Chapter 15), and breastfeeding (Chapter 16). The challenge, however, is to synthesize these data into recommendations for the management of women with epilepsy during pregnancy. Despite the risk of teratogenic effects, physicians need to prescribe AEDs to women with active epilepsy wh

Author

Sanjeev V. Thomas; Torbjörn Tomson; Cynthia L. Harden

Publisher

TORBJORN TOMSON,WILEY-BALCKWELL

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780470672679

Subjects

Medical, Medicine