TITLE:
Problems of Rational Therapy for Epilepsy during Pregnancy
AUTHORS:
Diana V. Dmitrenko, Natalia A. Shnayder, Ilia A. Kiselev, Andrej V. Shulmin, Natalia V. Zhirova, Evgeniya A. Shapovalova, Elena A. Kantimirova, Elena N. Bochanova, Olga F. Veselova, Yulia S. Panina, Anastasiya V. Muravieva
KEYWORDS:
Epilepsy, Women, Pregnancy, Anticonvulsants, Rational Therapy, Outcomes
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.4 No.9,
June
24,
2014
ABSTRACT: Epilepsy is one of the
most frequent neurological disorders. In these circumstances, more than 25% of the patients are women of
reproductive age. The aim of our research was to analyze the effectiveness and
safety of antiepileptic therapy in women with epilepsy during pregnancy and to
analyze the pregnancies’ outcomes. We included in our research 121 pregnancies
of 101 women aged at the moment of childbearing about 26.9 ± 4.57 years old.
Idiopathic forms of epilepsy were predominant among all causes—47.1% (р