{"product_id":"epilepsy-in-women-isbn-9780470672679","title":"Epilepsy in Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpilepsy requires careful management and monitoring through a woman’s life\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Epilepsy 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Epilepsy in Women\u003c\/i\u003e provides a detailed guide to this challenge. The wide-ranging approach encompasses all aspects of a woman’s life including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSocial and psychological impacts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe impact in reproductive life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContraception\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePregnancy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFetal health and long term developmental outcomes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLactation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMenopause\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach practical chapter begins and ends with a case study that demonstrates the more general challenge. The authors develop themes to provide clinical guidance based on evidence and experience.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Written and edited by an international cast of experts, \u003ci\u003eEpilepsy in Women\u003c\/i\u003e provides crucial tips and recommendations for neurologists and gynecologists who need to be aware of the subtle effects of epilepsy on woman’s life.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface, vii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors, ix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Gender Difference in Epidemiology and Comorbidities of Epilepsy, 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEttore Beghi and Massimiliano Beghi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Social and Psychological Impacts of Epilepsy, 11\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSanjeev V. Thomas and Aparna Nair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Neurosteroid influences on neuronal excitability: The menstrual cycle and catamenial epilepsy as dynamic models, 23\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDoodipala Samba Reddy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Catamenial Epilepsy, 41\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eErik Taubøll, Line S. Røste and Sigrid Svalheim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Impact of Epilepsy and AEDs on Reproductive Health, 53\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGerhard Luef\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Contraception and Epilepsy, 64\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnne R. Davis and Kathleen M. Morrell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Diagnostic Challenges with Seizures in Pregnancy, 75\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSanjeev V. Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Seizure Control During Pregnancy, 91\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnne Sabers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Effect of Pregnancy on AED Kinetics, 101\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter B. Forgacs and Page B. Pennell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Fetal and Maternal Risks with Seizures, 115\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVilho K. Hiilesmaa and Kari A. Teramo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Obstetrical Outcome and Complications of Pregnancy, 128\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIngrid Borthen and Nils Erik Gilhus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Mechanisms of Teratogenic Effects of AEDs, 136\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLynsey E. Bruce, Ana M. Palacios, Bogdan J. Wlodarczyk and Richard H. Finnell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Major Congenital Malformations in Offspring of Women with Epilepsy, 148\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDina Battino and Torbjörn Tomson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Fetal AED Syndromes, 164\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUsha Kini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Postnatal Cognitive Development, 170\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEvan R. Gedzelman and Kimford J. Meador\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 M anagement of the Postpartum Period and Lactation, 184\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAutumn M. Klein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 M anagement of Epilepsy and Pregnancy, 196\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSanjeev V. Thomas, Torbjörn Tomson and Cynthia L. Harden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Perimenopause and Menopause, 200\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCynthia L. Harden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Bone Health, 205\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlison M. Pack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex, 211\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCynthia L. Harden\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, Chief of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Care Institute, North Shore LIJ Health System and Professor of Neurology, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSanjeev V Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum 695 011, India and Fulbright Visiting Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTorbjörn Tomson\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, Professor of Neurology, especially epileptology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, and consultant\/senior physician at Department of Neurology, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpilepsy requires careful management and monitoring through a woman’s life\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Epilepsy is a complex disease. 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