Optimizing Care for Pregnancy in Epilepsy: The Need to Address Anxiety and Depression Symptoms

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Heidi M Munger Clary. Epilepsy Curr. 2023.

. 2023 Jan 23;23(2):99-101.

doi: 10.1177/15357597221147349. eCollection 2023 Mar-Apr.

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The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Prospective Cohort Study of Depression During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period in Women With Epilepsy vs Control Groups.
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