Epilepsy and pregnancy /
edited by Torbjörn Tomson [and three others].
- xii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Fetal development and sensitivity periods in man / 2. Preclinical screening methods and their predictive value / 3. Mechanisms of teratogenesis of antiepileptic drugs / 4. Towards the mechanisms of valproic acid induced neural tube defects / 5. Major malformations associated with maternal use of antiepileptic drugs / 6. Minor anomalies and effects on psychomotor development associated with maternal use of antiepileptic drugs / 7. Pharmacokinetics of antiepileptic drugs in pregnant women / 8. Fetal and neonatal disposition of antiepileptic drugs / 9. Breast-feeding and antiepileptic drugs / 10. Complications during pregnancy and delivery / 11. Seizure control during pregnancy and delivery / 12. Vitamin supplementation / 13. Effects of maternal seizures on the fetus / 14. Prenatal diagnosis of malformations / 15. Genetic aspects of malformations / 16. The molecular background of human disease / 17. Current methods in genetic studies of epilepsy / 18. Localization of epilepsy genes - Where are we today? / 19. What is the risk of inheriting epilepsy? / 20. Recommendations for the management and care of pregnant women with epilepsy / Lennart Dencker -- Per Sjöberg -- Bengt R. Danielsson -- Heinz Nau -- E. Bettina Samren and Dick Lindhout -- Eija Gaily -- Svein I. Johannessen -- Anders Rane -- Ellen Vinge -- Anne Sabers -- Torbjörn Tomson -- Lennart Gram -- Vilho Hiiilesmaa -- Wiggo Fischer-Rasmussen -- Mogens Laue Friis -- Leena Peltonen -- R. Mark Gardiner -- Anna-Elina Lebesjoki -- Matti Sillanpaa -- Torbjörn Tomson, Lennart Gram, Matti Sillanpaa and Svein I. Johannessen.
9781871816365 187181636X
97-9933
Epilepsy Epilepsy--drug therapy Anticonvulsants--therapeutic use Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications