Although the vast majority of women with epilepsy have normal pregnancy outcomes, certain fetal anomalies and pregnancy complications are associated with epilepsy and phenytoin use. Appropriate ...

Dr. Lara Marcuse, co-director of the Mount Sinai Epilepsy Program and Kristin Baker, who has epilepsy and gave birth to a healthy baby girl a few months ago joins CBS New York to talk about epilepsy ...

A young mother who was 36 weeks pregnant when she suffered “irreversible brain damage” died as a result of a ruptured brain ...

Nov. 27, 2024 — Children of mothers who took certain anti-seizure medications while pregnant do not have worse neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6, according to a ... New Approach to Epilepsy ...

The current recommended dose during pregnancy for the general population is 0.4 mg per day, while women with epilepsy may be prescribed a higher dose. Children were given multiple tests to assess ...