A case of fetal anticonvulsant syndrome with severe bilateral upper limb defect

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-117

  Guven, Melih Atahan ^a,d   Batukan, Cem ^b   Ceylaner, Serdar ^c   Ceylaner, Gülay ^c   Uzel, Murat ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health and Education Hospital   (Turkey)

^d NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant drugs; Epilepsy; Limb defect; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARM MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FETAL ANTICONVULSANT SYNDROME; FETUS; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIMB DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; PREGNANCY; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 33645558080     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050500420665     Document Type: Article

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