Problems of Rational Therapy for Epilepsy during Pregnancy

Epilepsy and Anticonvulsant Therapy During Pregnancy

Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic diseases accompanying mankind for centuries. Approximately 1% children in Europe have been born to the women suffering from epilepsy. For epileptic women is important to obtain appropriate information about possibility to have children and about risks connected with their pregnancy. A populationbased cohort study in Finland (Artama et al., 2006) sugges...

Ketogenic diet therapy for epilepsy during pregnancy: A case series

PURPOSE Evaluation of ketogenic diet (KD) therapies for seizure control during pregnancy when safety and appropriate management become considerations. Until now, no information has been available on seizure reduction and human pregnancy related outcomes in women treated with KD therapies. METHOD We describe two cases of pregnant women with epilepsy treated with KD therapy either as monotherap...

Treatment options for epilepsy during pregnancy

Rational therapy from bench to bedside for a rare epilepsy.

Types of Seizures and Epilepsy during Pregnancy

Generalized seizures involve both brain hemispheres and can affect the whole body, associated with loss of consciousness. It is important to differentiate between seizures and epilepsy, which is recurrent seizures due to known or unknown factors. Two or more seizure episodes without return to baseline activity and mental status, or continuous five minutes of seizures, is known as status epilept...