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Management of women with epilepsy before and during pregnancy
Author(s) -
Hart Yvonne
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.65
Subject(s) - pregnancy , epilepsy , medicine , psychiatry , fetus , obstetrics , psychology , genetics , biology
In pregnancy is a series of reviews focusing on the management of women with psychiatric and neurological conditions during pregnancy.In this article,Dr Hart discusses the special precautions that need to be taken when caring for women with epilepsy before and during pregnancy, including preconception counselling, adjustment of antiepileptic drugs and monitoring of the mother and fetus. Copyright © 2008 Wiley Interface Ltd