RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Epilepsy and pregnancy
JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
JO Drug Ther Bull
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 49
OP 51
DO 10.1136/dtb.1994.32749
VO 32
IS 7
YR 1994
UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/32/7/49.abstract
AB Relevant BNF section: 4.8A child born to a woman with epilepsy has an increased risk of malformation,1–4 and this risk is increased further if the mother is taking an antiepileptic drug.5,6 In the last issue of the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin7 we discussed the use of antiepileptic drugs in the general population. Here we discuss their use in women who are pregnant or planning pregnancy.