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Navigating toward Fetal and Maternal Health: The Challenge of Treating Epilepsy in Pregnancy

Torbjörn Tomson¹,
Emilio Perucca²,
Dina Battino³

Article first published online: 29 SEP 2004

DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.15104.x

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Epilepsia

Volume 45, Issue 10, pages 1171–1175, October 2004

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Tomson, T., Perucca, E. and Battino, D. (2004), Navigating toward Fetal and Maternal Health: The Challenge of Treating Epilepsy in Pregnancy. Epilepsia, 45: 1171–1175. doi: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.15104.x

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Department of Neurology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
²
Laboratories for Diagnostics and Applied Biological Research, Institute of Neurology IRCCS, Mondino Foundation, and University of Pavia, Pavia
³
Carlo Besta National Neurological Institute, Milan, Italy

^*Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. T. Tomson at Department of Neurology, Karolinska Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden. E-mail: torbjorn.tomson@kus.se

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Issue published online: 29 SEP 2004
Article first published online: 29 SEP 2004
Accepted May 16, 2004.

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