Neurological Disorders and Pregnancy

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Neurological Disorders and Pregnancy

Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology Neurology and clinical neurophysiology

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Language: English

Published by: Elsevier

Published on: 8th December 2010

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 1 Mb

ISBN: 9780123849120


Introduction

Timely diagnosis and management of neurological diseases during pregnancy poses major therapeutic challenges to neurologists and other non-neurologist health care providers.

Pregnancy is a unique period in life associated with significant hormonal and other physiologic changes in female patients, which may trigger or alter the course of neurological and psychiatric disorders.

In addition, many diagnostic procedures that can be performed in non-pregnant women are prohibited during pregnancy for safety reasons.

Therapeutic decisions and management of a pregnant patient with neurological disorders heavily depends on the issue of the reasonable balance between the risks of no treatment versus active treatment for the mother and her fetus.

Book Overview

This book provides a review of the latest findings in this field, giving the neurologist and non-neurologist the information they need to determine the best treatment.

Neurological disorders covered include multiple sclerosis, stroke and epilepsy.

- Discusses how neurological disorders should be managed in a pregnant patient

- Includes contributions from leading authorities

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