Epilepsy and Pregnancy

• Author(s): Torbjörn Tomson,
• Publisher: Wrightson Biomedical Pub.
• Pages: 215
• ISBN_10: 187181636X
  ISBN_13: 9781871816365
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Medical / General , Medical / Gynecology & Obstetrics , Medical / Neurology ,

Description:... Epilepsy in pregnancy poses a serious threat to the mother and to her developing child. Even in previously well-controlled epilepsy, physiological changes in the mother during pregnancy and also during labour and delivery can alter the pharmacokinetic drug (AED) therapy causing increased seizure frequency.