Primary generalized epilepsy: A risk factor for seizures in labor and delivery?

Seizure

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 217-219

  Katz, Jeffrey M ^a   Devinsky, Orrin ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drug levels; Labor and delivery; Pregnancy; Primary generalized epilepsy; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MONOTHERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TELEPHONE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TIME; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038512313     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(02)00288-1     Document Type: Article

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