Epilepsy is a common neurologic condition with important gender differences in the impact
of the disease. Health care providers should discuss contraception and reproductive issues …

Epilepsy is a chronic, common neurological disorder affecting approximately three million
people in the United States. Approximately one million of these individuals are women of …

The article presents an analysis of pregnant women with epilepsy. It was established that
during pregnancy, childbirth, the afterbirth period in women with epilepsy depends on the …

The Chinese guidelines for the management of women with epilepsy during
periconceptional period are formulated to provide effective management and scientific …

Epilepsy is a common neurologic condition in women of reproductive age. Although their
risks are greater than those for women in the general population, the majority of women with …

Epilepsy has particularly adverse effects on girls and women in many biological and
psychosocial aspects that are different from men. As a result, women with epilepsy face …

Medical treatment of epilepsy is quite different for women than for men. It is known that
estrogen facilitates while progesterone inhibits the generation of epileptic seizures. Due to …

In women with epilepsy, antiepileptic drugs with low teratogenic risk should be used at the
lowest dose necessary to control seizures. The medication adjustment and folic acid …

Epilepsy is a common disease of the nervous system with an increasing trend of incidence
and morbidity rate worldwide. Female and juvenile epilepsy have occupied a certain part of …

Pregnancy in women with epilepsy Page 1 Epilepsy is a common disorder affecting about 1%
of the general population. It is equally prevalent in men and women and roughly 20% of …