Title

Management Issues for Women with Epilepsy--Focus on Pregnancy: Teratogenesis and Perinatal Outcomes

Authoring Organizations

Publication Month/Year

April 27, 2009

Last Updated Month/Year

January 4, 2024

Document Type

Guideline

External Publication Status

Published

Country of Publication

US

Document Objectives

To reassess the evidence for management issues related to the care of women with epilepsy (WWE) during pregnancy.

Inclusion Criteria

Female, Adult

Health Care Settings

Ambulatory, Hospital, Outpatient, Operating and recovery room

Intended Users

Nurse, nurse practitioner, occupational therapist, physician, physician assistant

Scope

Management

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D004827 - Epilepsy, D018743 - Perinatal Care, D064793 - Teratogenesis

Keywords

antiepileptic drug, women with epilepsy, Teratogenesis, perinatal outcomes

Source Citation

Practice Parameter update: Management issues for women with epilepsy—Focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): Teratogenesis and perinatal outcomes. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society. C. L. Harden, K. J. Meador, P. B. Pennell, W. A. Hauser, G. S. Gronseth, J. A. French, S. Wiebe, D. Thurman, B. S. Koppel, P. W. Kaplan, J. N. Robinson, J. Hopp, T. Y. Ting, B. Gidal, C. A. Hovinga, A. N. Wilner, B. Vazquez, L. Holmes, A. Krumholz, R. Finnell, D. Hirtz, C. Le Guen. Neurology Jul 2009, 73 (2) 133-141; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181a6b312
 

Supplemental Methodology Resources

Data Supplement, Data Supplement, Data Supplement

Methodology

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40
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June 1, 2007