Anti-Seizure Medication Risk Profiles in Childbearing-Age Women with Epilepsy in a Taenia solium Endemic Region

This population-based study examined anti-seizure medication prescribing patterns among 685 women of childbearing age with epilepsy in Peru, where neurocysticercosis is highly prevalent. The research found that most patients received medications with possible or inadequate teratogenic data, while 12.8% received established high-risk medications like valproic acid, highlighting treatment challenges in resource-limited endemic regions.