The outcomes of pregnancy in women with untreated epilepsy

Seizure

Volumn 24, Issue C, 2015, Pages 77-81

  Vajda, F J E ^a   O'Brien, T J ^a   Graham, J ^a   Lander, C M ^b   Eadie, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy; Foetal malformations; Pregnancy; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; TERATOGENIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; FETUS OUTCOME; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TERATOGENESIS; AUSTRALIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REGISTER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; AUSTRALIA; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REGISTRIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84927732528     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2014.08.008     Document Type: Article

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