Medication -induced neural tube defects- a scoping review
Motherisk Int J 2020;1;25 Gideon Koren MD FRCPC FACMT(1,2), Asher Ornoy MD(1,3) Adelson School of Medicine, Ariel University (1) Motherisk International program (2), Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel 40700 gidiup_2000@yahoo.com Tel 9272587194777 Abstract Over the last 40 years a large body of research has examined potential correlations between neural tube…
Read MoreWomen using antiepileptic drugs: How much folic acid per day is sufficient?
Motherisk Int J 2020;1;22 Yusuf Cem Kaplan MD (1), Gideon Koren MD (2, 3) Independent Researcher, Berlin, Germany (1), Adelson Faculty of Medicine, Ariel University (2) and Motherisk Israel Program (3) Question: I have a patient who has been receiving lamotrigine for her focal onset seizures. She is considering pregnancy and asked me…
Read MoreEfficacy of a daily prenatal supplement of folic acid; how many cases of spina bifida can be prevented?
motherisk int j 2020;1:20 Yonah Amitai MD, The Meuchedet Insurance Fund and Bar Ilan University, Israel. Question: I am confused: The FDA claims that folic acid prevents 50-70% of neural tube defects. But population-based American studies show only a 20-30% prevention rate. Where is the catch here? Answer: In the US there…
Read MoreHigh-Dose Gestational Folic Acid and the Risk for Autism? The Birth Order Effect
Motherisk Int J 2020;1:1 Gideon Koren MD, Motherisk Israel Program and Ariel University; Address for Correspondence: Gideon Koren MD FRCPC FACMT Clinical Pharmacology Program, Shamir Hospital, and Adelson Faculty of Medicine, Ariel Univeristy, Isral Tel 972 587194777 gidiup_2000@yahoo.com Abstract: Question: Recent publications suggested that high dose folic acid is associated with increased risk…
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