Neurological Disorders and Pregnancy

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. This book reviews the findings in this field, giving the neurologist and non-neurologist information they need to determine the best treatment.

1. Multiple sclerosis and pregnancy AH Maghzi 2. Headaches during pregnancy Deborah Elliott 3. Myasthenia gravis during pregnancy Dr Fernanda Silva from Brazil 4. Stroke during pregnancy Alejandro Rabinstein 5. Neurology of preeclampsia and eclampsia Roger E. Kelley 6. Epilepsy and its management during pregnancy John C. De Toledo 7. Movement disorders and pregnancy Natalia Schneider and Alireza Minagar 8. Psychiatric illnesses during pregnancy Nadejda Alekseeva and VAMC Shreveport 9. Neuromuscular disorders and pregnancy K. Rezania 10. Sleep disorders and pregnancy Ahmet Ursavas