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1305-3124
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1993
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Cihat Şen, Nicola Volpe
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Cecilia Villalain, Daniel Rolnik, M. Mar Gil
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Murat Yayla
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A CASE OF FETAL ANTICONVULSANT SYNDROME WITH SEVERE BILATERAL UPPER LIMB DEFECT
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A CASE OF FETAL ANTICONVULSANT SYNDROME WITH SEVERE BILATERAL UPPER LIMB DEFECT. Perinatal Journal 2005;13(Suppl):s355-355
Author(s) Information
- Kahramanmaras Sutcuimam University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology- Kahramanmaras TR
- Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Education and Investigation Hospital, Department of Genetics- Ankara TR
- Erciyes University, School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology- Kayseri TR
- Kahramanmaras Sutcuimam University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery- Kahramanmaras TR
Correspondence
M Güven, Kahramanmaras Sutcuimam University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology- Kahramanmaras TR,
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No conflicts declared.
Keywords
Women with epilepsy have a higher risk of having a dysmorphic child. Trimethadione, hydantoin, phenobarbital, primi-done, valproic acid and carbamazepin are potential teratogens, which can cause diverse multiple congenital anomaly syn-dromes. We report on a fetus with bilateral upper limb defect whose mother received valproic acid and carbamazepin thera-py during pregnancy. An emergency cesarean section for 23 year old epileptic pregnant woman presenting with convulsions was performed at 38 weeks of gestation. The neonate showed severe bilateral upper limb defect, short stature, narrow forehead, small upturned nose with depressed nasal bridge and tip, antevert nares, hyperthelorism, mid-face hypoplasia and micrognathia, long Şl-trum, thin upper lip and hyperconvex. Anticonvulsant drugs can cause severe birth defects, especially when used in combination.
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| Perinatal Journal 2005; 13 (Suppl) |
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