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Published on: June 13, 2016
[Managing and planning pregnancy in patients with epilepsy]
1Unité d'épilepsie et de réhabilitation neurologique, hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, AP-HP, Paris, France. Centre de recherche de l'Institut du cerveau et de la moëlle épinière (ICM), UPMC-UMR 7225 CNRS-UMRS 975 Inserm, Paris, France. Université Paris Sorbonne, France.
Abstract:
MANAGING AND PLANNING PREGNANCY IN PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY. Managing the pregnancy of a patient with epilepsy involves multidisciplinary management and pregnancy planning. Thanks to pregnancy registries, the impact of certain antiepileptic drugs in terms of teratogenicity and neurodevelopment is better known. Two anti-epileptic drugs are particularly deleterious in this respect: sodium valproate and topiramate. Data are awaited on the most recent molecules. The postpartum period should also be closely monitored: management of breastfeeding, screening for postpartum depression, rebalancing of antiepileptic drug dosages.
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