Epilepsy and pregnancy / edited by Torbjörn Tomson [and three others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Fetal development and sensitivity periods in man / Lennart Dencker -- 2. Preclinical screening methods and their predictive value / Per Sjöberg -- 3. Mechanisms of teratogenesis of antiepileptic drugs / Bengt R. Danielsson -- 4. Towards the mechanisms of valproic acid induced neural tube defects / Heinz Nau -- 5. Major malformations associated with maternal use of antiepileptic drugs / E. Bettina Samren and Dick Lindhout -- 6. Minor anomalies and effects on psychomotor development associated with maternal use of antiepileptic drugs / Eija Gaily -- 7. Pharmacokinetics of antiepileptic drugs in pregnant women / Svein I. Johannessen -- 8. Fetal and neonatal disposition of antiepileptic drugs / Anders Rane -- 9. Breast-feeding and antiepileptic drugs / Ellen Vinge -- 10. Complications during pregnancy and delivery / Anne Sabers -- 11. Seizure control during pregnancy and delivery / Torbjörn Tomson -- 12. Vitamin supplementation / Lennart Gram -- 13. Effects of maternal seizures on the fetus / Vilho Hiiilesmaa -- 14. Prenatal diagnosis of malformations / Wiggo Fischer-Rasmussen -- 15. Genetic aspects of malformations / Mogens Laue Friis -- 16. The molecular background of human disease / Leena Peltonen -- 17. Current methods in genetic studies of epilepsy / R. Mark Gardiner -- 18. Localization of epilepsy genes - Where are we today? / Anna-Elina Lebesjoki -- 19. What is the risk of inheriting epilepsy? / Matti Sillanpaa -- 20. Recommendations for the management and care of pregnant women with epilepsy / Torbjörn Tomson, Lennart Gram, Matti Sillanpaa and Svein I. Johannessen.