In honor of Epilepsy Awareness Month, experts highlight the importance of managing in utero exposure to anti-seizure medications during pregnancy.

Credit: Getty Images Researchers developed an updated practice guideline to advise clinicians on the proper selection of antiseizure medication in people with epilepsy of childbearing potential. The ...

Children of mothers who took certain anti-seizure medications while pregnant do not have worse neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6, according to a long-running study. Children of mothers who took ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Verbal abilities were similar in children exposed to antiseizure medication in the third trimester vs. those who ...

While older drugs for epilepsy, taken while pregnant, have been shown in previous research to affect the creative thinking of children, a new study finds no effects on creativity for children born to ...

A neurologist could make sure the women are on anti-seizure medications that don’t increase their risk of birth defects Women also are more likely to keep taking anti-seizure meds if they talk to a ...

Children born to mothers who take antiseizure medications to manage seizures and psychiatric conditions during pregnancy may face increased risks of neurodevelopmental conditions, according to new ...

Only about half of women with epilepsy see a neurologist during their pregnancy A neurologist could make sure the women are on anti-seizure medications that don’t increase their risk of birth defects ...

Full length of Caucasian pregnant female using laptop while sitting on sofa in living room Only about half of women with epilepsy see a neurologist during their pregnancy A neurologist could make sure ...