PUBLICATIONS
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AED
REGISTRY MATERIALS
Newsletter:
WINTER 2009 ISSUE
*NEW!*
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Winter
2008 issue (.pdf file)
Winter 2007 issue
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Winter 2006 issue
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Spring/Summer 2005 issue
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Fall/Winter 2004 issue (.pdf file)
Spring/Summer 2004 issue (.pdf file)
Fall/Winter 2003 issue
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Spring 2003 issue
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Brochure:
AED Brochure - ENGLISH
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AED
Brochure - SPANISH (.pdf file)
Flyer:
AED Flyer (.pdf file)
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PUBLICATIONS
OF THE REGISTRY
Journal Articles:
Holmes L.B., Wyszynski D.F., Baldwin, E.J., Smith, C.R., Habecker, E.,
Glassman, L.H. Increased Frequency for Isolated Cleft Palate Among Infants
Exposed to Lamotrigine During Pregnancy. Neurology 2008; 70:2152-2158.
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Wyszynksi D.F., Nambisan M., Surve T., Alsdorf R.M., Smith C.R., Holmes
L.B. Increased rate of major malformations in offspring exposed to valproate
during pregnancy. Neurology 2005; 64:961-965.
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Holmes
L.B., Wyszynski D.F. North American Antiepileptic Drug Pregnancy Registry.
Epilepsia 2004; 45(11):1465.
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Holmes
L.B., Wyszynski D.F., Lieberman E.S., The AED (Antiepileptic Drug) Pregnancy
Registry: A 6-Year Experience. Arch Neurol. 2004; 61:673-678.
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Abstracts & Other Texts:
Bromfield,
E. B., Dworetzky, B. A., Wyszynski, D. F., Smith, C.R., Baldwin, E.
J., Holmes, L. B. Valproate Teratogenicity and Epilepsy Syndrome. Epilepsia
2008; 49(12):2122-2124. (click
to view text)
Smith,
C.R., Holmes, L.B. Recruitment of An Unexposed Control Group For A Pregnancy
Registry. Birth Defects Research (Part A) 82:311 (2008). (click
to view text)
Holmes,
L.B., Smith, C.R., Herndandez-Diaz, S. Pregnancy Registries: Larger
Sample Sizes Essential. Birth Defects Research (Part A) 82:307 (2008).
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Holmes,
L.B., Pregnancy Registries: The Importance of Inclusion and Exclusion
Criteria. Birth Defects Research (Part A) 82:337 (2008). (click
to view text)
Herndandez-Diaz, S., Smith, C.R., Wyszynski D.F., Holmes L.B. Risk of
Major Malformations Among Infants Exposed to Carbamazepine During Pregnancy.
Birth
Defects Research (Part A); 79:357 (2007). (click
for abstract)
Unger L.,
Holmes L.B, Wyszynski D.F., Exclusion and Inclusion Criteria For Major
Malformations: Impact on Studies of Potential Teratogens. Birth
Defects Research (Part A); 76:5 (2006). (click
for abstract)
Nambisan,
M., Wyszynski, D.F., Holmes, L.B. Solutions to some common problems
of pregnancy registries: The experience of the AED (Antiepileptic Drug)
Pregnancy Registry, Birth Defects Research 2003; 67:5 (click
for abstract)
A North American Registry for Epilepsy and Pregnancy, a unique public/private
partnership of health surveillance. Epilepsia 1998;39:793-798.
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for abstract)
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PRESS
Press Releases:
March
21, 2005 American Academy of Neurology - Press Release (Valproate)
(.pdf file)
March
21, 2005 Massachusetts General Hospital - Press Release (Valproate)
(.pdf file)
February 14, 2003 Press Release (Valproate) (.pdf
file)
Media
Coverage:
March 22, 2005 "Anti-Seizure Drug Valproate Linked
to Birth Defects" (.pdf file)
Daily News Central
March
21, 2005 "Seizure
Drug May Be Harmful During Pregnancy"
(.pdf file)
Reuters
December
8, 2004 "Risk of Birth Defects Found in 2 Epilepsy Drugs"
(.pdf file)
LA
Times
December 7, 2004 "Antiseizure Drug Depakote Under
Fire: Evidence Linking Depakote to Birth Defects is Mounting"
WebMD
Medical News
May 1, 2003 "Maternal Valproate Use Tied to Major
Birth Defects " (.pdf file)
Ob.Gyn.
News
March
24, 2003 "Drug Tied to Higher Risk of Birth Defects"
(.pdf
file)
San Diego Union-Tribune
March
14, 2003 "Seizure Prevention Drug May Lead to Birth Defects"
(.pdf
file)
Harvard Crimson
March
18, 2003 "Mom's valproate use increases infant's risk
of major birth defects" The Medical Post
June
2001 "New Study Concludes Phenobarbital Not Safest During
Pregnancy"
between us/Epilepsy Foundation
March/April
2000 "Pregnancy Has Been A Blessing"
between us/Episepsy Foundation
MEDIA
CONTACTS:
Director of Marketing & Communications, Caitlin
Reilly Smith, M.P.H.
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