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Comment
. 2021 May 11;21(4):252-254.
doi: 10.1177/15357597211012026. eCollection 2021 Jul-Aug.

Like Mother, Like Child. Keeping Control of Seizures During Pregnancy

Adriana Bermeo-Ovalle
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Like Mother, Like Child. Keeping Control of Seizures During Pregnancy

Adriana Bermeo-Ovalle. Epilepsy Curr. .
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  • Changes in Seizure Frequency and Antiepileptic Therapy during Pregnancy.
    Pennell PB, French JA, May RC, Gerard E, Kalayjian L, Penovich P, Gedzelman E, Cavitt J, Hwang S, Pack AM, Sam M, Miller JW, Wilson SH, Brown C, Birnbaum AK, Meador KJ; MONEAD Study Group. Pennell PB, et al. N Engl J Med. 2020 Dec 24;383(26):2547-2556. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2008663. N Engl J Med. 2020. PMID: 33369356 Free PMC article.

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