Complications during pregnancy in women with epilepsy: Population-based cohort study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1736-1742

  Borthen, I ^a,b   Eide, M G ^b   Veiby, G ^a   Daltveit, A K ^b,c   Gilhus, N E ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Complications; Epilepsy; Pre eclampsia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; ECLAMPSIA; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; NORWAY; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; VAGINAL DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449389072     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02354.x     Document Type: Article

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