Seizure control in antiepileptic drug-treated pregnancy

Epilepsia

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 172-176

  Vajda, Frank J E ^a,b   Hitchcock, Alison ^a   Graham, Janet ^a   O'Brien, Terence ^b   Lander, Cecilie ^c   Eadie, Mervyn ^c,d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Outcomes; Register; Seizure freedom; Women

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH DEFECT; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEIZURE; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 37549027633     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01412.x     Document Type: Article

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