[The course of neonatal period in neonates of epileptic mothers].

In prospective analysis we compared 211 newborns of women with epilepsy (examined group) and 211 random chose newborns of mothers, without neurological and psychical diseases (control group). Newborns were admitted to ICZMP in 1990-1998 years. In the examined group, the percentage of premature birth, hypotrophia and inborn malformations was higher as compared with the control group. Among biochemical abnormalities the most frequent was hypocalcemia. By means of clinical examination we found circuits of head diminished and most frequently fine tremor in the examined group. Analysis of blood morphology showed lower values of haematocrit, a lower level of haemoglobin and lower numbers of erythrocytes.