INCREASE USE OF LEVETIRACETAM IN WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE
Deepak Sen*, Sejal Mehta and Dr. Ranveer Singh Tomar
Abstract
Epilepsy is one of the prevalent neurological disease and affects
million of people world wide. It is important to properly manage
epilepsy in pregnant women. The use of standard antiepileptic drugs
(first generation) is slightly restricted due to there side effects and
teratogenicity. As newer antiepileptics drugs (AEDs) are developed
with improved treatment outcome and lesser adverse effects, their use
in monotherapy for controlling seizures is increased. We completed
this review with the conclusion that still lots of studies are going on, to
get a complete information for better drug therapy in women of
childbearing age.
Keywords: Neurological, teratogenicity, monotherapy, standard antiepileptic.
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