Epilepsy in pregnancy
- 11 October 2007
- Vol. 335 (7623) , 769-773
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39266.473113.be
Abstract
How common is epilepsy in pregnancy?Population based studies indicate a prevalence of epilepsy in pregnant women of up to 0.7%,1 although register based studies have reported prevalences of 0.2-0.4%.2 3 Women other than those with epilepsy take antiepileptic drugs, however, as they are increasingly being prescribed for psychiatric disorders and neuropathic pain disorders.Keywords
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