Malformations in offspring of women with epilepsy: A prospective study

Epilepsia

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1231-1236

  Canger, R ^a,c   Battino, D ^b   Canevini, M P ^a   Fumarola, C ^b   Guidolin, L ^a   Vignoli, A ^a   Mamoli, D ^b   Palmieri, C ^a   Molteni, F ^a   Granata, T ^b   Hassibi, P ^b   Zamperini, P ^b   Pardi, G ^b   Avanzini, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Ospedale San Paolo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy; Malformations; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TERATOGENICITY; UMBILICAL HERNIA;

ABNORMALITIES; ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; COMORBIDITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PHENYTOIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0032869050     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb00851.x     Document Type: Article

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