Folic acid supplementation
Recommended Citation
Krishnamurthy KB, Morris GL, Sazgar M. Folic Acid Supplementation. In: Sazgar M, Harden CL, eds. Controversies in Caring For Women With Epilepsy: Sorting Through the Evidence. Springer International Publishing Switzerland; 2016:39-44.
Abstract
A 26-year-old woman is taking valproic acid for her stable Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy. There has been no other seizure medication which controlled her convulsive seizures except for valproic acid. She is taking prenatal vitamins since she is sexually active. Would you recommend higher dose of folic acid to her? How would you counsel her regarding the evidence for the dose you are recommending? Would it change your management if she was taking lamotrigine, topiramate, or levetiracetam?
Document Type
Book Chapter
Book Chapter/Book Details
In: Sazgar M, Harden CL, eds. Controversies in Caring For Women With Epilepsy: Sorting Through the Evidence. Springer International Publishing Switzerland; 2016:39-44.
Affiliations
Aurora Health Care, St. Luke’s Medical Center; Epilepsy Center- St. Luke’s Medical Center