Antiepileptic drugs and pregnancy : a guide for prescribers /

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Author / Creator:Eadie, Mervyn J., author.
Imprint:Cham : Adis, [2015]
©2016
Description:1 online resource (xii, 232 pages) : color illustrations
Language:English
Subject:Anticonvulsants.
Obstetrical pharmacology.
Epilepsy in pregnancy.
Gynaecology & obstetrics.
Materno-fetal medicine.
Neurology & clinical neurophysiology.
General practice.
MEDICAL -- Pharmacology.
Anticonvulsants.
Epilepsy in pregnancy.
Obstetrical pharmacology.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11247801
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Other authors / contributors:Vajda, F. J. E. (Frank J. E.), author.
ISBN:9783319214344
3319214349
9783319214337
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 2, 2015).
Summary:A description of our current understanding of antiepileptic drug use during pregnancy, this book includes chapters on the impact of seizures on the mother and developing child, changes in maternal physiology during pregnancy and its impact on drug disposition, and the pharmacokinetic differences between the various anti-seizure medications. It also deals with the possible harmful effects of antiepileptic drug exposure during pregnancy on the physical and intellectual development of the fetus. Clinicians have to balance the potential adverse effects of the medicine for the fetus and mother-to-be against the risks that uncontrolled seizures hold for both when treating pregnant women with antiepileptic drugs. Only recently have enough scientific data emerged to provide a rational basis for treatment decisions that take in both aspects. This work provides a single, accessible, and up-to-date resource for busy clinicians.
Other form:Print version: Eadie, MJ. Antiepileptic Drugs and Pregnancy : A Guide for Prescribers. Cham : Springer International Publishing, ©2015 9783319214337
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Summary:A description of our current understanding of antiepileptic drug use during pregnancy, this book includes chapters on the impact of seizures on the mother and developing child, changes in maternal physiology during pregnancy and its impact on drug disposition, and the pharmacokinetic differences between the various anti-seizure medications. It also deals with the possible harmful effects of antiepileptic drug exposure during pregnancy on the physical and intellectual development of the fetus. Clinicians have to balance the potential adverse effects of the medicine for the fetus and mother-to-be against the risks that uncontrolled seizures hold for both when treating pregnant women with antiepileptic drugs. Only recently have enough scientific data emerged to provide a rational basis for treatment decisions that take in both aspects. This work provides a single, accessible and up-to-date resource for busy clinicians.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 232 pages) : color illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783319214344
3319214349
9783319214337