Generalized tonic-clonic seizures and antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy - A matter of importance for the baby?

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 260, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 484-488

  Rauchenzauner, Markus ^a   Ehrensberger, Margit ^b   Prieschl, Manuela ^b   Kapelari, Klaus ^c   Bergmann, Melanie ^b   Walser, Gerald ^b   Neururer, Sabrina ^b   Unterberger, Iris ^b   Luef, Gerhard ^b  

^a Saint Vincent Hospital Zams   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c Universitatsklinik fur Kinder und Jugendheilkunde Innsbruck   (Austria)

Author keywords

AED; Anticonvulsants; Epilepsy; Fetal growth; GTCS; Neonatal outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MULTIPARA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ANTICONVULSANTS; AUSTRIA; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84878847128     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-012-6662-8     Document Type: Article

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