Kimford J Meador, Page B Pennell, Ryan C May, Elizabeth Gerard, Laura Kalayjian, Naymee Velez-Ruiz, Patricia Penovich, Jennifer Cavitt, Jaqueline French, Sean Hwang, Alison M Pack, Maria Sam, Eugene Moore, Dominic M Ippolito
OBJECTIVE: We analyzed current prescribing patterns for antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in pregnant women with epilepsy (PWWE) at 20 USA tertiary epilepsy centers. METHODS: The Maternal Outcomes and Neurodevelopmental Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs (MONEAD) study is an NIH-funded, prospective, observational, multicenter investigation of pregnancy outcomes for both mother and child, which enrolled women from December 2012 to January 2016. Inclusion criteria for PWWE included ages 14-45 years and up to 20 weeks gestational age...
July 2018: Epilepsy & Behavior: E&B