No increase in adverse pregnancy outcomes for women receiving antiepileptic drugs

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 256, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1742-1749

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

^a General Cathay Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Pregnancy outcome; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

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

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; REGISTRIES; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349652003     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5222-3     Document Type: Article

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