Epilepsy requires careful management and monitoring through a woman's life Epilepsy is a complex disease. The hormonal changes women experience, both day-to-day menstrual fluctuations and the longer waxes and wanings of a reproductive lifetime, make the management of epilepsy even more complicated. At some point, the well-being of a second person, a fetus, might also have to be taken into account. Epilepsy in Women provides a detailed guide to this challenge. The wide-ranging approach encompasses all aspects of a woman's life including:

Social and psychological impacts
The impact in reproductive life
Contraception
Pregnancy
Fetal health and long term developmental outcomes
Lactation
Menopause

Each practical chapter begins and ends with a case study that demonstrates the more general challenge. The authors develop themes to provide clinical guidance based on evidence and experience. Written and edited by an international cast of experts, Epilepsy in Women provides crucial tips and recommendations for neurologists and gynecologists who need to be aware of the subtle effects of epilepsy on woman's life.

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Information

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Year

2013

ISBN

9781118531051

Edition

Topic

Medicina

Subtopic

Neurología

Cover
Title page
Copyright page
Preface
Contributors
CHAPTER 1: Gender Difference in Epidemiology and Comorbidities of Epilepsy
CHAPTER 2: The Social and Psychological Impacts of Epilepsy
CHAPTER 3: Neurosteroid Influences on Neuronal Excitability: The Menstrual Cycle and Catamenial Epilepsy as Dynamic Models
CHAPTER 4: Catamenial Epilepsy
CHAPTER 5: Impact of Epilepsy and AEDs on Reproductive Health
CHAPTER 6: Contraception and Epilepsy
CHAPTER 7: Diagnostic Challenges with Seizures in Pregnancy
CHAPTER 8: Seizure Control During Pregnancy
CHAPTER 9: Effect of Pregnancy on AED Kinetics
CHAPTER 10: Fetal and Maternal Risks with Seizures
CHAPTER 11: Obstetrical Outcome and Complications of Pregnancy
CHAPTER 12: Mechanisms of Teratogenic Effects of AEDs
CHAPTER 13: Major Congenital Malformations in Offspring of Women with Epilepsy
CHAPTER 14: Fetal AED Syndromes
CHAPTER 15: Postnatal Cognitive Development
CHAPTER 16: Management of the Postpartum Period and Lactation
CHAPTER 17: Management of Epilepsy and Pregnancy
CHAPTER 18: Perimenopause and Menopause
CHAPTER 19: Bone Health
Index