The American Academy of Neurology, along with the American Epilepsy Society and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, has provided a practice guidance update for women with epilepsy of childbearing potential.
The 69-page draft report is currently open for public comment on the AAN website, with a deadline of July 22, and includes several new practice recommendations to optimize health outcomes for women with epilepsy of childbearing potential and their future offspring.
These recommendations address areas such as joint doctor-patient decision-making; minimizing convulsive seizures; changing