Management issues for women with epilepsy-Focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): II. Teratogenesis and perinatal outcomes: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society.

CL, Harden; KJ, Meador; PB, Pennell; WA, Hauser; GS, Gronseth; JA, French; S, Wiebe; D, Thurman; BS, Koppel; PW, Kaplan; JN, Robinson; J, Hopp; TY, Ting; B, Gidal; CA, Hovinga; AN, Wilner; B, Vazquez; L, Holmes; A, Krumholz; R, Finnell; D, Hirtz; Guen C, Le

doi:10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02129.x

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Management issues for women with epilepsy-Focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): II. Teratogenesis and perinatal outcomes: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society.

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Authors:

Harden CL

Meador KJ

Pennell PB

Abstract

A committee assembled by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) reassessed the evidence related to the care of women with epilepsy (WWE) during pregnancy, including antiepileptic drug (AED) teratogenicity and adverse perinatal outcomes. It is highly probable that intrauterine first-trimester valpro...

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