Spontaneous abortion and the prophylactic effect of folic acid supplementation in epileptic women undergoing antiepileptic therapy

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 255, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1926-1931

  Pittschieler, S ^a   Brezinka, C ^a,b   Jahn, B ^a   Trinka, E ^a   Unterberger, I ^a   Dobesberger, J ^a   Walser, G ^a   Auckenthaler, A ^a   Embacher, N ^a   Bauer, G ^a   Luef, G ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abortion; Antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy; Folic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; FOLIC ACID; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFECT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MONOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67349202446     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-008-0029-1     Document Type: Article

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