Affect of seizures during gestation on pregnancy outcomes in women with epilepsy

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 979-984

  Chen, Yi Hua ^a   Chiou, Hung Yi ^a   Lin, Herng Ching ^a   Lin, Hsiu Li ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b General Cathay Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TAIWAN;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REGISTRIES; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68549119071     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2009.142     Document Type: Article

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