how to treat women with epilepsy
January 2003
We're getting questions on how to treat women with epilepsy.
Women require special considerations.
Bone mineral density can be reduced by antiepileptics that induce P450 enzymes... carbamazepine... phenytoin... phenobarbital... primidone... oxcarbazepine... or topiramate.
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