PREGNANCY IN EPILEPSY: AN EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE APPROACH
Abstract
The article touches upon major issues related to pregnancy in epilepsy using the authors’ own experience and results of 3 latest studies carried out by American researchers and analyzed with an evidence-based medicine approach.
About the Author
P. N. Vlasov
Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry
Russian Federation
Chair of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine
Russian Federation
Chair of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine
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Vlasov P.N. PREGNANCY IN EPILEPSY: AN EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE APPROACH. Epilepsy and paroxysmal conditions. 2009;1(1):8-13. (In Russ.)
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