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Nonepileptic seizures in pregnancy
- Source :
- Neurology. 55(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2000
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Abstract
- Article abstract The authors report five patients with recurrent psychogenic seizures (PS) during pregnancy, with multiple emergency room visits and continued intake of antiepileptic drugs obtained from various sources, despite awareness of the psychogenic nature of their attacks and the risks of antiepileptic drug use in pregnancy. These patients demonstrate that preexisting PS may persist during pregnancy, and there will be patients who continue to take antiepileptic drugs despite awareness of the risks inherent to these treatments. New-onset or persisting PS with pregnancy can be indicative of serious emotional conflicts, and the child should be considered at risk.
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
Adolescent
Antiepileptic drug
MEDLINE
Neurological disorder
Pregnancy
Seizures
Convulsion
medicine
Psychogenic disease
Humans
Psychiatry
Epilepsy
business.industry
medicine.disease
Psychophysiologic Disorders
Psychogenic Seizure
Pregnancy Complications
Gestation
Female
Neurology (clinical)
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00283878
- Volume :
- 55
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Neurology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....99ddfb4fb07109ad2efd1e8f45efebe0