Study Finds Safer Antiseizure Medications for Pregnant Women With Epilepsy

The medications were found to carry lower congenital malformation risk.
Study Finds Safer Antiseizure Medications for Pregnant Women With Epilepsy
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Over one million women of childbearing age are living with epilepsy in the U.S. If they become pregnant, managing the neurological disorder during pregnancy will be a delicate balancing act.

While remaining on antiseizure medications is crucial to prevent potentially life-threatening seizures for both mother and child, many of these drugs increase the risk of birth defects.

A.C. Dahnke
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