Valproic acid and pregnancy

Jakob Christensen; Sean Tchanho Hwang; C. L. Harden

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-29170-3_14

Valproic acid and pregnancy

Jakob Christensen
, Sean Tchanho Hwang
, C. L. Harden

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Abstract

A 26-year-old woman (G2P1) is referred to you for consultation. She is in her second month of pregnancy and on valproic acid 1000 mg twice daily for her medically stable Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy. She has not had any seizure recurrences in the past year. Would you lower valproic acid; discontinue it or switch to another seizure medication during her current pregnancy? If you would switch her seizure medication, what would you switch to and how do you manage her epilepsy during this pregnancy?.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Controversies in Caring for Women with Epilepsy
Subtitle of host publication	Sorting Through the Evidence
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	115-123
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319291703
ISBN (Print)	9783319291680
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29170-3_14
State	Published - 1 Jan 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Anticonvulsant
Antiepileptic
Antiepileptic drugs
Birth outcome
Cognitive development
Congenital malformations
Depakote
Epilepsy
Juvenile
Lamotrigine
Levetiracetam
Malformation
Myoclonic
Pregnancy
Teratogenicity
Topiramate
Valproate
Valproic acid

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