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Epilepsy in women / edited by Cynthia L. Harden, Sanjeev V. Thomas, Torbjörn Tomson.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Epilepsy.
- Women--Diseases.
- Women.
- Sex factors in disease.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (230 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Epilepsy requires careful management and monitoring through a woman's lifeEpilepsy 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
- Contents:
- Gender difference in epidemiology and comorbidities of epilepsy / Ettore Beghi, Massimiliano Beghi
- The social and psychological impacts of epilepsy / Sanjeev. V. Thomas
- Aparna nair
- The menstrual cycle, sex hormones, and neuronal excitability / Doodipala Samba Reddy
- Catamenial epilepsy / Erik Taubøll, Line Sveberg Røste, Sigrid Svalheim
- Impact of epilepsy and AEDS on reproductive health / Gerhard Luef
- Contraception and epilepsy / Anne Davis, Kathleen Morrell
- Diagnostic challenges with seizures in pregnancy / Sanjeev V. Thomas
- Seizure control during pregnancy / Anne Sabers
- Effect of pregnancy on AED kinetics / Peter Forgacs, Page Pennell
- Fetal and maternal risks with seizures / Vilho Hiilesmaa, Kari Teramo
- Obstetrical outcome and complications of pregnancy / Ingrid Borthen, Nils E. Gilhus
- Mechanisms of teratogenic effects of AEDS / Lynsey E. Bruce ... [et al.]
- Major congenital malformations / Dina Battino, Torbjörn Tomson
- Fetal AEDS syndromes / Usha Kini
- Postnatal cognitive development / Evan Gedzelman, Kim Meador
- Management of postpartum period and lactation / Autumn Klein
- Management of epilepsy and pregnancy / Sanjeev V. Thomas, Torbjörn Tomson, Cynthia Harden
- Perimenopause and menopause / Cynthia Harden
- Bone health / Alison Pack.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781118531037
- 1118531035
- 9781299159228
- 1299159222
- 9781118531075
- 1118531078
- 9781118531051
- 1118531051
- OCLC:
- 827207684
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