Category: Critical Care
Keywords: seizure, status epilepticus, pregnancy (PubMed Search)
Posted: 4/13/2016 by Daniel Haase, MD
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Disclaimer: Talking about seizures/status that is NOT due to eclampsia
TAKE HOME: While no AEDs are completely safe in pregnancy, treatment and stabilization of maternal status epilepticus is paramount for fetal health. Involve neurology/epileptology and OB/maternal-fetal medicine.
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3. Lexicomp online accessed via uptodate.com.