ST. PAUL, Minn. – New guidelines developed by the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society show it's relatively safe for women with epilepsy to become pregnant, but caution must ...

MINNEAPOLIS – A new guideline has been issued to help neurologists and other clinicians determine the best antiseizure medications for people with epilepsy who may become pregnant. The guideline is ...

HELSINKI, Finland — When it comes to caring for women with epilepsy who become pregnant, there is a great deal of room for improvement, experts say. "Too many women with epilepsy receive information ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Guidelines released this week recommend that women with epilepsy should avoid taking the anti-epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy, because of the risk of harmful ...

A new guideline has been issued to help neurologists and other clinicians determine the best antiseizure medications for people with epilepsy who may become pregnant. The guideline is published in the ...

For the first time, clinicians have access to a clear, evidence-based roadmap for adjusting antiseizure medication doses during pregnancy and after childbirth. The strategies, practiced by a group of ...

Epilepsy is a chronic brain disorder that can lead to brief episodes of involuntary movement triggered by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. For women with epilepsy, pregnancy can be a ...

Findings of a meta-analysis showed that women with epilepsy were at increased odds of miscarriage, stillbirth, and maternal death, and risk of poor perinatal outcomes increased with greater use of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The evidence was inconclusive for association with pregnancy and improvement in catamenial seizure pattern.

Shot of an unrecognizable female doctor consulting with a pregnant patient at a hospital during the day A team of researchers investigated seizure frequency and medication dose alteration in pregnant ...