EPILEPSY: RISKS TO THE PREGNANT WOMAN AND THE FETUS
Epilepsy is one of the most common diseases in the modern world and in the clinic of nervous diseases. Mention of epilepsy has been noted since ancient times. Epilepsy (from the Latin grasp) - is a heterogeneous chronic pathology, consisting in repeated episodes of activation of neurons in the brain, which are beyond the control of the Central nervous system, which manifests itself in the form of repeated non-provoked attacks of loss of motor, vegetative, sensitive, as well as mental or mental functions. Epilepsy is considered a polyethylene disease, therefore it is not possible to identify the leading. With regard to epilepsy in relation to the female body and the possibility of a woman to realize her childbearing function, it should be noted that more and more often in practice are introduced various methods for the implementation of this function. The most difficult contingent of women with this disease are pregnant women and new mothers, since they are more exposed to various harmful potentials. Some scientists talk about improving the underlying disease during pregnancy, some say the opposite, assuring that pregnancy adversely affects the epileptic process. In women, the treatment of epilepsy is an extremely urgent and complex problem.