Therapeutic issues in women with epilepsy.
(2003) Acta Neurologica Belgica — Vol. 103, n° 3, p. 135-139 (2003)
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- Approximately 20% of people with epilepsy are of childbearing potential and about 3 to 5 births per thousand will be to women with epilepsy. Both epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs can cause specific problems in women and embryos (less than 8 weeks of gestational age) or foetuses (more than 8 weeks of gestational age). The aim of this paper is to discuss therapeutic issues for the management of women with epilepsy: initiation of antiepileptic therapy, contraception, pregnancy, breast feeding and menopause. Some fertility issues are also discussed.
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Legros, B., Bottin, P., de Borchgrave, V., Delcourt, C., de Tourtchaninoff, M., Dubru, J. M., Foulon, M., Ghariani, S., Grisar, T., Hotermans, C., Ossemann, M., Sadzot, B., Tugendhaft, P., Van Bogaert, P., van Rijckevorsel, K., & Verheulpen, D. (2003). Therapeutic issues in women with epilepsy. Acta Neurologica Belgica, 103(3), 135-139. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/118522 (Original work published 2003)