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What is Antenatal mother with epilepsy on phenytoin therapy must be given: and explain in detail?
Ans. (a) Folic acid supplementationRef: D. C Dutta 8th ed./ 585* Use of anti- epileptic drugs like phenytoin, valproate and even phenobarbitone has been shown in pregnancy to contribute to acquire folic acid deficiency.* If a lady is deficient in folic acid at the time of her pregnancy, then the baby most likely will born with neural tube defect.* Traditionally we study that folic acid should be taken peri-conceptionally 2 months before and 3 months later to pregnant status at dose of 400 micrograms.* However with the use of anti-epileptics drugs like phenytoin, valproate etc. the dose of folic acid needs to be supplemented at a dose of 4mg once per day.