title: Women with epilepsy: current treatment strategies.
abstract: Despite an ever-growing body of medical literature on epilepsy and its treatment, there are many clinical situations in which the best approach is unclear. In these situations, physicians may turn to expert opinion for guidance. Several methods exist for summarizing expert opinion. The least biased method is also the newest: the expert consensus method. When this method is used to analyze opinion regarding the treatment of women with epilepsy, it is clear that the selection of therapy is influenced by the sex of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Neurological Institute, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, 710 W 168th St, NI-7, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karceski
authors.forename: Martha J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Morrell
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants