[Modern aspects of antiepileptic therapy during pregnancy].

This review of literature is devoted to contemporary issues of antiepileptic therapy in pregnancy, with identifying the most effective drug according to publications from 2006 to 2016 (PUBMED, MEDline, The Cochrane Lb.). The review presents the current published data on the incidence of seizures in pregnant women, specificity of therapy with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), frequency of fetal malformations in pregnant women taking AEDs regularly and their dependence on the frequency, dosage and nature of therapy.