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piracetam and Pregnancy

piracetam has been researched along with Pregnancy in 69 studies

Piracetam: A compound suggested to be both a nootropic and a neuroprotective agent.

Pregnancy: The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"The objective of this review was to assess the effects of piracetam for suspected fetal distress in labour on method of delivery and perinatal morbidity."8.88Piracetam for fetal distress in labour. ( Hofmeyr, GJ; Kulier, R, 2012)
"If levetiracetam is used during pregnancy, women should receive adequate amounts of folic acid (0."8.85Levetiracetam use in pregnancy. ( Forinash, AB; Longo, B; Murphy, JA, 2009)
"There is not enough evidence to evaluate the use of piracetam for fetal distress in labour."8.81Piracetam for fetal distress in labour. ( Hofmeyr, GJ; Kulier, R, 2002)
"The objective of this review was to assess the effects of piracetam for suspected fetal distress in labour on method of delivery and perinatal morbidity."8.80Piracetam for fetal distress in labour. ( Hofmeyr, GJ; Kulier, R, 2000)
" Levetiracetam (LEV) is considered to be safe during pregnancy because of its low teratogenic potential and lack of drug-drug interaction with other antiseizure medications (ASMs)."8.31Association of Levetiracetam Concentration With Seizure Frequency in Pregnant Women With Epilepsy. ( Edens, M; Schelhaas, M; Ter Horst, P; Touw, D; Wammes-Van Der Heijden, E; Wegner, I, 2023)
"This study, in a meaningful number of exposed pregnancies, confirms a low risk for MCM with levetiracetam monotherapy use in pregnancy."7.79Levetiracetam in pregnancy: results from the UK and Ireland epilepsy and pregnancy registers. ( Craig, J; Delanty, N; Hunt, SJ; Irwin, B; Liggan, B; Mawhinney, E; Morrison, PJ; Morrow, J; Parsons, L; Russell, A; Smithson, WH, 2013)
"Variations in the plasma concentration of levetiracetam during pregnancy and postpartum were prospectively monitored in five women to investigate their potential implications in epilepsy management and child outcome."7.75Levetiracetam plasma level monitoring during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum: clinical and outcome implications. ( Cid, AO; Juste, AO; López-Fraile, IP; Modrego, PJ, 2009)
"To study pharmacokinetics of levetiracetam (LEV) during pregnancy, delivery, lactation, and in the neonatal period."7.74Pharmacokinetics of levetiracetam during pregnancy, delivery, in the neonatal period, and lactation. ( Ben-Menachem, E; Danielsson, B; Johansson, R; Källén, K; Luef, G; Ohman, I; Palm, R; Söderfeldt, B; Tomson, T, 2007)
"Levetiracetam (LEV) has been considered to undergo no significant change in bioavailability during pregnancy; however, it was recently demonstrated to display modifications leading to a drop in its serum level."7.74Impending status epilepticus and anxiety in a pregnant woman treated with levetiracetam. ( Hubschmid, M; Michel, P; Novy, J; Rossetti, AO, 2008)
"To investigate changes in levetiracetam (LEV) serum concentration/dose ratio (C/D-ratio) in relation to pregnancy."7.74Serum concentration/dose ratio of levetiracetam before, during and after pregnancy. ( Brodtkorb, E; Helde, G; Nakken, KO; Reimers, A; Westin, AA, 2008)
"It is not known whether the antiepileptic drug (AED) levetiracetam can be used safely in human pregnancy."7.73Levetiracetam in pregnancy: preliminary experience from the UK Epilepsy and Pregnancy Register. ( Craig, J; Guthrie, E; Hunt, S; Irwin, B; Morrison, PJ; Morrow, J; Parsons, L; Robertson, I; Russell, A; Waddell, R, 2006)
"Preliminary data in pregnancy are promising, but more data are needed on the impact of levetiracetam on the developing fetus and pharmacokinetic alterations caused in pregnancy."6.42Levetiracetam safety profiles and tolerability in epilepsy patients. ( Briggs, DE; French, JA, 2004)
"LEV provides similar seizure control to that of the older AEDs, and it is more effective and better than LTG."5.48Comparative study of antiepileptic drug use during pregnancy over a period of 12 years in Spain. Efficacy of the newer antiepileptic drugs lamotrigine, levetiracetam, and oxcarbazepine. ( Escartin Siquier, A; Forcadas Berdusan, M; Martin Moro, M; Martinez Ferri, M; Peña Mayor, P; Perez López-Fraile, I, 2018)
"LCM and LEV were both effective against seizures induced by PTZ."5.46Treatment with lacosamide impedes generalized seizures in a rodent model of cortical dysplasia. ( Alexopoulos, AV; Gonzalez-Martinez, J; Najm, IM; Nemes, AD; O'Dwyer, R; Ying, Z, 2017)
"Lacosamide level in milk was low, resulting in an estimated relative infant dose of 1."5.42Early pregnancy cerebral venous thrombosis and status epilepticus treated with levetiracetam and lacosamide throughout pregnancy. ( Ketola, RA; Malm, H; Ruuskanen, JO; Timonen, S; Ylikotila, P, 2015)
"The objective of this review was to assess the effects of piracetam for suspected fetal distress in labour on method of delivery and perinatal morbidity."4.88Piracetam for fetal distress in labour. ( Hofmeyr, GJ; Kulier, R, 2012)
"If levetiracetam is used during pregnancy, women should receive adequate amounts of folic acid (0."4.85Levetiracetam use in pregnancy. ( Forinash, AB; Longo, B; Murphy, JA, 2009)
"There is not enough evidence to evaluate the use of piracetam for fetal distress in labour."4.81Piracetam for fetal distress in labour. ( Hofmeyr, GJ; Kulier, R, 2002)
"The objective of this review was to assess the effects of piracetam for suspected fetal distress in labour on method of delivery and perinatal morbidity."4.80Piracetam for fetal distress in labour. ( Hofmeyr, GJ; Kulier, R, 2000)
" Levetiracetam (LEV) is considered to be safe during pregnancy because of its low teratogenic potential and lack of drug-drug interaction with other antiseizure medications (ASMs)."4.31Association of Levetiracetam Concentration With Seizure Frequency in Pregnant Women With Epilepsy. ( Edens, M; Schelhaas, M; Ter Horst, P; Touw, D; Wammes-Van Der Heijden, E; Wegner, I, 2023)
"Levetiracetam is a new generation antiepileptic drug used in treatment of patients with epilepsy and has adverse effects on different tissues."3.85Evaluation of apoptotic cell death on liver and kidney tissues following administration of levetiracetam during prenatal period. ( Ayas, B; Elbistan, M; Guvenc, T; Kara, N; Tekcan, A; Tural, S, 2017)
" Children exposed to monotherapy levetiracetam (n = 42), topiramate (n = 27), or valproate (n = 47) and a group of children born to women who had untreated epilepsy (n = 55) were enrolled retrospectively from the UK Epilepsy and Pregnancy Register."3.83Cognition in school-age children exposed to levetiracetam, topiramate, or sodium valproate. ( Baker, GA; Bromley, RL; Calderbank, R; Cheyne, CP; Clayton-Smith, J; García-Fiñana, M; Irwin, B; Morrow, JI; Rooney, C; Shallcross, R; Trayner, P, 2016)
"To assess the effectiveness of the newer antiepileptic drugs (AEDs)-in particular lamotrigine, topiramate, and levetiracetam-in controlling epileptic seizures in pregnant women."3.80The efficacy of the newer antiepileptic drugs in controlling seizures in pregnancy. ( Eadie, M; Graham, J; Lander, C; O'Brien, T; Vajda, FJ, 2014)
"Evidence from this and other studies suggests that lamotrigine and levetiracetam have low risk for teratogenesis, but that topiramate exposure early in pregnancy may be associated with dose-related anatomical teratogenesis, as valproate is already known to be."3.80The teratogenicity of the newer antiepileptic drugs - an update. ( Eadie, MJ; Graham, J; Lander, CM; O'Brien, TJ; Vajda, FJ, 2014)
"To compare the cognitive and language development of children born to women with epilepsy (WWE) exposed in utero to levetiracetam (LEV) or sodium valproate (VPA) and control children born to women without epilepsy not taking medication during pregnancy."3.80In utero exposure to levetiracetam vs valproate: development and language at 3 years of age. ( Baker, GA; Bromley, RL; Cheyne, CP; García-Fiñana, M; Irwin, B; Morrow, J; Shallcross, R, 2014)
"This study, in a meaningful number of exposed pregnancies, confirms a low risk for MCM with levetiracetam monotherapy use in pregnancy."3.79Levetiracetam in pregnancy: results from the UK and Ireland epilepsy and pregnancy registers. ( Craig, J; Delanty, N; Hunt, SJ; Irwin, B; Liggan, B; Mawhinney, E; Morrison, PJ; Morrow, J; Parsons, L; Russell, A; Smithson, WH, 2013)
"Children born to women with epilepsy (WWE), exposed in utero to levetiracetam (LEV, n = 51), were assessed for early cognitive development and compared to children exposed to sodium valproate in utero (VPA, n = 44) and a group of children representative of the general population (n = 97)."3.77Child development following in utero exposure: levetiracetam vs sodium valproate. ( Baker, GA; Bonnett, LJ; Bromley, RL; Irwin, B; Morrow, J; Shallcross, R, 2011)
"The effect on clearance of levetiracetam (LEV) was estimated in women with epilepsy of childbearing potential using oral contraceptives (OCs)."3.77No effect of oral contraceptives on the metabolism of levetiracetam. ( Christensen, J; Sabers, A, 2011)
"We showed that levetiracetam had only a transient impact on reflex maturation and no impact on physical and cognitive function in offspring of rats exposed to the drug during pregnancy."3.76Effect of prenatal levetiracetam exposure on motor and cognitive functions of rat offspring. ( Bas, DB; Bilge, S; Bozkurt, A; Ciftcioglu, E; Ilkaya, F; Ozyurek, H, 2010)
"Variations in the plasma concentration of levetiracetam during pregnancy and postpartum were prospectively monitored in five women to investigate their potential implications in epilepsy management and child outcome."3.75Levetiracetam plasma level monitoring during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum: clinical and outcome implications. ( Cid, AO; Juste, AO; López-Fraile, IP; Modrego, PJ, 2009)
"To study pharmacokinetics of levetiracetam (LEV) during pregnancy, delivery, lactation, and in the neonatal period."3.74Pharmacokinetics of levetiracetam during pregnancy, delivery, in the neonatal period, and lactation. ( Ben-Menachem, E; Danielsson, B; Johansson, R; Källén, K; Luef, G; Ohman, I; Palm, R; Söderfeldt, B; Tomson, T, 2007)
"To investigate changes in levetiracetam (LEV) serum concentration/dose ratio (C/D-ratio) in relation to pregnancy."3.74Serum concentration/dose ratio of levetiracetam before, during and after pregnancy. ( Brodtkorb, E; Helde, G; Nakken, KO; Reimers, A; Westin, AA, 2008)
"Levetiracetam (LEV) has been considered to undergo no significant change in bioavailability during pregnancy; however, it was recently demonstrated to display modifications leading to a drop in its serum level."3.74Impending status epilepticus and anxiety in a pregnant woman treated with levetiracetam. ( Hubschmid, M; Michel, P; Novy, J; Rossetti, AO, 2008)
"It is not known whether the antiepileptic drug (AED) levetiracetam can be used safely in human pregnancy."3.73Levetiracetam in pregnancy: preliminary experience from the UK Epilepsy and Pregnancy Register. ( Craig, J; Guthrie, E; Hunt, S; Irwin, B; Morrison, PJ; Morrow, J; Parsons, L; Robertson, I; Russell, A; Waddell, R, 2006)
"Piracetam (PIR) and dimethylaminoethanol (DMAE) were tested with respect to their ability to prevent changes of the locomotor behaviour and of the dopamine release from striatum slices after an intermittent postnatal hypoxia in the rat (2nd-10th day of postnatal life)."3.67Effects of nootropic drugs on some behavioural and biochemical changes after early postnatal hypoxia in the rat. ( Fischer, HD; Gramatté, T; Schmidt, J; Wustmann, C, 1986)
" Because of its large between-subject variability, several population pharmacokinetic studies have been performed to identify its pharmacokinetic covariates, and thus facilitate individualised therapy."2.72Population Pharmacokinetics of Levetiracetam: A Systematic Review. ( Jiao, Z; Li, ZR; Wang, CY; Zhu, X, 2021)
"Piracetam was applicated to 17 patients in the beginning of cervix dilatation, whereas the other patients got Laevulose as a placebo infusion."2.65[The protective effect of piracetam during delivery]. ( Grosspietzsch, R; Klink, F; Oberheuser, F; von Klitzing, L, 1979)
"Levetiracetam was the drug of choice in treating patients with hepatic failure, or who have undergone organ transplantation."2.55Epilepsy treatment in adults and adolescents: Expert opinion, 2016. ( Chimato, N; Frank, RD; Karceski, SC; Shih, JJ; Vargas, E; Whitlock, JB, 2017)
"The current evidence suggests that the overall risk of major malformation after first trimester exposure to Levetiracetam is within the population baseline risk of 1-3%, with no apparent adverse effects on long term child development."2.50The fetal safety of Levetiracetam: a systematic review. ( Chaudhry, SA; Jong, G; Koren, G, 2014)
"Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is a common idiopathic generalized epileptic syndrome that includes generalized myoclonic seizures and commonly generalized tonic-clonic and generalized absence seizures."2.45The first line of therapy in a girl with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: should it be valproate or a new agent? ( Abou-Khalil, B; Montouris, G, 2009)
"Levetiracetam is an antiepileptic drug approved for use as an adjunct agent in partial-onset seizures in adults and children aged > or = 4 years."2.44The safety of levetiracetam. ( Safdieh, JE; Sirsi, D, 2007)
"Preliminary data in pregnancy are promising, but more data are needed on the impact of levetiracetam on the developing fetus and pharmacokinetic alterations caused in pregnancy."2.42Levetiracetam safety profiles and tolerability in epilepsy patients. ( Briggs, DE; French, JA, 2004)
"Each antiepileptic drug has a characteristic pharmacokinetic profile, and the unique properties of each must be considered when selecting the optimal agent for a particular patient."2.41Pharmacokinetic considerations in prescribing antiepileptic drugs. ( Faught, E, 2001)
"Levetiracetam is a Pregnancy Category C drug."2.41Safety profile of levetiracetam. ( Harden, C, 2001)
" The non-habitual seizures completely disappeared, and the frequency of the habitual seizures improved to the baseline level after the LEV dosage was reduced."1.72Seizure Deterioration with Increased Levetiracetam Blood Concentration during the Postpartum Period in Refractory Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. ( Aoki, S; Iida, K; Kikumoto, M; Maruyama, H; Neshige, S; Shishido, T; Ueno, H, 2022)
"LEV provides similar seizure control to that of the older AEDs, and it is more effective and better than LTG."1.48Comparative study of antiepileptic drug use during pregnancy over a period of 12 years in Spain. Efficacy of the newer antiepileptic drugs lamotrigine, levetiracetam, and oxcarbazepine. ( Escartin Siquier, A; Forcadas Berdusan, M; Martin Moro, M; Martinez Ferri, M; Peña Mayor, P; Perez López-Fraile, I, 2018)
"LCM and LEV were both effective against seizures induced by PTZ."1.46Treatment with lacosamide impedes generalized seizures in a rodent model of cortical dysplasia. ( Alexopoulos, AV; Gonzalez-Martinez, J; Najm, IM; Nemes, AD; O'Dwyer, R; Ying, Z, 2017)
"Lacosamide level in milk was low, resulting in an estimated relative infant dose of 1."1.42Early pregnancy cerebral venous thrombosis and status epilepticus treated with levetiracetam and lacosamide throughout pregnancy. ( Ketola, RA; Malm, H; Ruuskanen, JO; Timonen, S; Ylikotila, P, 2015)
" An intensive pharmacokinetic study was performed from immediately before to 11 hours after the morning LVT dose administration and suggested that the patient was not adequately exposed to the drug during the night."1.42Increased levetiracetam clearance and breakthrough seizure in a pregnant patient successfully handled by intensive therapeutic drug monitoring. ( Cappellari, AM; Cattaneo, D; Clementi, E; Kustermann, A, 2015)
" Pharmacokinetic changes associated with pregnancy may increase apparent clearance of extended-release formulations of levetiracetam, leading to periods of subtherapeutic blood or central nervous system concentrations."1.40Increased levetiracetam clearance associated with a breakthrough seizure in a pregnant patient receiving once/day extended-release levetiracetam. ( Garrity, LC; Standridge, SM; Turner, M, 2014)
"Cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare entity in pregnancy and the postpartum period, with an incidence of 1:10,000 to 1:25,000."1.37Postpartum cerebral venous thrombosis. ( McCaulley, JA; Pates, JA, 2011)
"Brain abscess is a rare but life-threatening complication of pregnancy."1.37Pregnancy complicated by recurrent brain abscess after extraction of an infected tooth. ( Awonuga, AO; Hobson, DTG; Imudia, AN; Soto, E, 2011)
"Aniracetam was administered to 1-month-old rats, demonstrating a prolonged (2 months) therapeutic effect, observed in rats aged 3 months."1.31Can nootropic drugs be effective against the impact of ethanol teratogenicity on cognitive performance? ( Vaglenova, J; Vesselinov Petkov, V, 2001)
"PIRACETAM was administered intravenously to 43 patients in a dosage 2 g, 4 g and 6 g."1.26[Pharmacokinetic of piracetam during labour influence to acid-base-status in maternal and fetal blood (author's transl)]. ( Cornely, M; Henkel, E; Künzel, W; Zimmermann, P, 1977)
"Piracetam was tolerated without side-effects and injected in the maternal cubital vein."1.26[Pharmacokinetics of piracetam during delivery]. ( Cornely, M; Henkel, E; Trapp, H, 1978)

Research

Studies (69)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-199012 (17.39)18.7374
1990's3 (4.35)18.2507
2000's20 (28.99)29.6817
2010's31 (44.93)24.3611
2020's3 (4.35)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Kikumoto, M1
Neshige, S1
Shishido, T1
Ueno, H1
Aoki, S1
Iida, K1
Maruyama, H1
Schelhaas, M1
Wegner, I1
Edens, M1
Wammes-Van Der Heijden, E1
Touw, D1
Ter Horst, P1
Li, ZR1
Wang, CY1
Zhu, X1
Jiao, Z1
Nemes, AD1
O'Dwyer, R1
Najm, IM1
Ying, Z1
Gonzalez-Martinez, J1
Alexopoulos, AV1
Lee, SH1
Kang, JW1
Lin, T1
Lee, JE1
Jin, DI1
Klein, P1
Mathews, GC1
Shallcross, R3
Bromley, RL3
Cheyne, CP2
García-Fiñana, M2
Irwin, B6
Morrow, J5
Baker, GA3
Chaudhry, SA1
Jong, G1
Koren, G1
Garrity, LC1
Turner, M1
Standridge, SM1
Vajda, FJ3
O'Brien, T1
Lander, C1
Graham, J4
Eadie, M2
O'Brien, TJ3
Lander, CM3
Eadie, MJ2
Cappellari, AM1
Cattaneo, D1
Clementi, E1
Kustermann, A1
Ylikotila, P1
Ketola, RA1
Timonen, S1
Malm, H1
Ruuskanen, JO1
Janszky, J1
Miyazaki, I1
Murakami, S1
Torigoe, N1
Kitamura, Y1
Asanuma, M1
Vajda, FJE1
Vanya, M1
Devosa, I1
Szok, D1
Bártfai, G1
Tekcan, A1
Tural, S1
Elbistan, M1
Guvenc, T1
Ayas, B1
Kara, N1
Martinez Ferri, M1
Peña Mayor, P1
Perez López-Fraile, I1
Escartin Siquier, A1
Martin Moro, M1
Forcadas Berdusan, M1
Calderbank, R1
Rooney, C1
Trayner, P1
Clayton-Smith, J1
Morrow, JI1
Shih, JJ1
Whitlock, JB1
Chimato, N1
Vargas, E1
Karceski, SC1
Frank, RD1
Novy, J1
Hubschmid, M1
Michel, P1
Rossetti, AO1
López-Fraile, IP1
Cid, AO1
Juste, AO1
Modrego, PJ1
Ozyurek, H1
Bozkurt, A1
Bilge, S1
Ciftcioglu, E1
Ilkaya, F1
Bas, DB1
Longo, B1
Forinash, AB1
Murphy, JA1
Montouris, G1
Abou-Khalil, B1
Ahishali, B1
Kaya, M1
Orhan, N1
Arican, N1
Ekizoglu, O1
Elmas, I1
Kucuk, M1
Kemikler, G1
Kalayci, R1
Gurses, C1
Bonnett, LJ1
Iniesta, I1
Sabers, A1
Christensen, J1
McCaulley, JA1
Pates, JA1
Hobson, DTG1
Imudia, AN1
Soto, E1
Awonuga, AO1
Roten, A1
Sun, LQ1
Slivka, AP1
Hoeritzauer, I1
Mawhinney, E2
Hunt, SJ2
Craig, J3
Hofmeyr, GJ3
Kulier, R3
Terada, K1
Inoue, Y1
Russell, A2
Smithson, WH1
Parsons, L2
Morrison, PJ2
Liggan, B1
Delanty, N1
Long, L1
Isoherranen, N1
Spiegelstein, O1
Bialer, M1
Zhang, J1
Merriweather, M1
Yagen, B1
Roeder, M1
Triplett, AA1
Schurig, V1
Finnell, RH1
Briggs, DE1
French, JA1
Johannessen, SI1
Helde, G2
Brodtkorb, E2
Allegaert, K1
Lewi, L1
Naulaers, G1
Lagae, L1
Hunt, S1
Guthrie, E1
Robertson, I1
Waddell, R1
Tomson, T1
Palm, R1
Källén, K1
Ben-Menachem, E1
Söderfeldt, B1
Danielsson, B1
Johansson, R1
Luef, G1
Ohman, I1
Sirsi, D1
Safdieh, JE1
Manent, JB1
Jorquera, I1
Franco, V1
Ben-Ari, Y1
Perucca, E1
Represa, A1
Westin, AA1
Reimers, A1
Nakken, KO1
Murphy, R1
Daugherty, J1
Houry, D1
Medek, A2
Huaman, EJ1
Hassoun, R1
Itahashi, CM1
Pereda, GJ1
Mejia, MA1
Lun, A1
Fischer, HD2
Wustmann, C2
Pohle, R1
Moller, R1
Gross, J1
Schmidt, J2
Turova, NF1
Ermolina, LA1
Baryshnikov, VA1
Kopaladze, RA1
Aziavchik, AV1
Klink, F2
von Klitzing, L2
Grosspietzsch, R2
Oberheuser, F2
Elera, JH1
Sánchez, PM1
Garay, JP1
Trofimov, SS3
Ostrovskaia, RU3
Kravchenko, EV2
Smol'nikova, NM2
Bondarenko, NA1
Kutepova, OA1
Nemova, EP2
Voronina, TA2
Chepkova, AN1
Smoĺnikova, NI1
Gudasheva, TA1
Vaglenova, J1
Vesselinov Petkov, V1
Faught, E1
Harden, C1
Cornely, M2
Henkel, E2
Künzel, W1
Zimmermann, P1
Clemens, JA1
Fuller, RW1
Trapp, H1
Gramatté, T1

Clinical Trials (3)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Levetiracetam Treatment of Neonatal Seizures: A Multi-Centre Randomized Blinded Controlled Study of the Efficacy of Oral Levetiracetam as First Line Treatment for Neonatal Seizures in China[NCT02550028]Phase 1/Phase 260 participants (Actual)Interventional2015-09-01Terminated (stopped due to The study was concluded as planned upon reaching its predetermined endpoint, which included the completion of data collection and achievement of the necessary sample size for statistical significance.)
The BrainDrugs-Epilepsy Study: A Prospective Open-label Cohort Precision Medicine Study in Epilepsy[NCT05450822]550 participants (Anticipated)Observational2022-02-18Recruiting
Study of Maternal Pharmacokinetic and Placental Transfer of Levetiracetam[NCT04117425]50 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2022-04-20Recruiting
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Reviews

15 reviews available for piracetam and Pregnancy

ArticleYear
Population Pharmacokinetics of Levetiracetam: A Systematic Review.
    Clinical pharmacokinetics, 2021, Volume: 60, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Anticonvulsants; Carbamazepine; Child; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Levetiracetam; Phenyt

2021
The fetal safety of Levetiracetam: a systematic review.
    Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.), 2014, Volume: 46

    Topics: Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; Animals; Anticonvulsants; Female; Fetal Diseases; Fetus; Humans; Leveti

2014
Is carbamazepine a human teratogen?
    Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, 2016, Volume: 23

    Topics: Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; Adult; Anticonvulsants; Australia; Carbamazepine; Epilepsy; Female; Fet

2016
[Preconceptional and perinatal challenges of pregnancy in women with epilepsy].
    Orvosi hetilap, 2016, Apr-10, Volume: 157, Issue:15

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Anticonvulsants; Benzodiazepines; Carbamazepine; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Epileps

2016
Epilepsy treatment in adults and adolescents: Expert opinion, 2016.
    Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2017, Volume: 69

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anticonvulsants; Carbamazepine; Child; Depression; Double-Blind Method; Dru

2017
Levetiracetam use in pregnancy.
    The Annals of pharmacotherapy, 2009, Volume: 43, Issue:10

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Clinical Trials as Topic; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Monitoring; Epilep

2009
The first line of therapy in a girl with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: should it be valproate or a new agent?
    Epilepsia, 2009, Volume: 50 Suppl 8

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Congenital Abnormalities; Delayed-Action Preparations; Drug Design; Epilepsy, Gener

2009
Piracetam for fetal distress in labour.
    The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2012, Jun-13, Issue:6

    Topics: Apgar Score; Cesarean Section; Delivery, Obstetric; Female; Fetal Distress; Humans; Labor, Obstetric

2012
Levetiracetam safety profiles and tolerability in epilepsy patients.
    Expert opinion on drug safety, 2004, Volume: 3, Issue:5

    Topics: Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Animals; Anticonvulsants; Astheni

2004
The safety of levetiracetam.
    Expert opinion on drug safety, 2007, Volume: 6, Issue:3

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anticonvulsants; Blood Cells; Body Weight; Child; Child Behavior; Drug Hype

2007
Piracetam for fetal distress in labour.
    The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2000, Issue:2

    Topics: Delivery, Obstetric; Female; Fetal Distress; Humans; Labor, Obstetric; Neuroprotective Agents; Pirac

2000
Pharmacokinetic considerations in prescribing antiepileptic drugs.
    Epilepsia, 2001, Volume: 42 Suppl 4

    Topics: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Anticonvulsants; Biological Availability; Child; Drug Interactions; Drug P

2001
Safety profile of levetiracetam.
    Epilepsia, 2001, Volume: 42 Suppl 4

    Topics: Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; Anticonvulsants; Central Nervous System Diseases; Controlled Clinical T

2001
Piracetam for fetal distress in labour.
    The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2002, Issue:1

    Topics: Delivery, Obstetric; Female; Fetal Distress; Humans; Labor, Obstetric; Neuroprotective Agents; Pirac

2002
Chemical manipulation of some aspects of aging.
    Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 1978, Volume: 97

    Topics: Aging; Animals; Ergolines; Estrus; Female; Humans; Longevity; Male; Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; Pi

1978

Trials

2 trials available for piracetam and Pregnancy

ArticleYear
Results obtained with piracetam in foetal distress during labour.
    The Journal of international medical research, 1983, Volume: 11, Issue:3

    Topics: Amniotic Fluid; Apgar Score; Birth Weight; Clinical Trials as Topic; Female; Fetal Blood; Fetal Dist

1983
[The protective effect of piracetam during delivery].
    Fortschritte der Medizin, 1979, Dec-06, Volume: 97, Issue:46

    Topics: Adult; Electroencephalography; Female; Fetal Hypoxia; Fetal Monitoring; Humans; Hypoxia, Brain; Infa

1979

Other Studies

52 other studies available for piracetam and Pregnancy

ArticleYear
Seizure Deterioration with Increased Levetiracetam Blood Concentration during the Postpartum Period in Refractory Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.
    Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2022, Apr-15, Volume: 61, Issue:8

    Topics: Adult; Anticonvulsants; Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe; Female; Humans; Levetiracetam; Piracetam; Postpartu

2022
Association of Levetiracetam Concentration With Seizure Frequency in Pregnant Women With Epilepsy.
    Neurology, 2023, 01-10, Volume: 100, Issue:2

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Levetiracetam; Piracetam; Pregnancy; Pregnant Women; Retr

2023
Treatment with lacosamide impedes generalized seizures in a rodent model of cortical dysplasia.
    Epilepsia, 2017, Volume: 58, Issue:10

    Topics: Acetamides; Animals; Anticonvulsants; Electroencephalography; Female; GABA Antagonists; Lacosamide;

2017
Teratogenic potential of antiepileptic drugs in the zebrafish model.
    BioMed research international, 2013, Volume: 2013

    Topics: Acetamides; Animals; Anticonvulsants; Carbamazepine; Disease Models, Animal; Ethosuximide; Female; F

2013
Antiepileptic drugs and neurocognitive development.
    Neurology, 2014, Jan-21, Volume: 82, Issue:3

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Child Development; Female; Humans; Language Development; Levetiracetam; Male; Pirac

2014
In utero exposure to levetiracetam vs valproate: development and language at 3 years of age.
    Neurology, 2014, Jan-21, Volume: 82, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Anticonvulsants; Child Development; Child, Preschool; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Language Deve

2014
Increased levetiracetam clearance associated with a breakthrough seizure in a pregnant patient receiving once/day extended-release levetiracetam.
    Pharmacotherapy, 2014, Volume: 34, Issue:7

    Topics: Adolescent; Anticonvulsants; Delayed-Action Preparations; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Levetirac

2014
The efficacy of the newer antiepileptic drugs in controlling seizures in pregnancy.
    Epilepsia, 2014, Volume: 55, Issue:8

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Female; Fructose; Humans; Lamotrigine; Levetiracetam; Piracetam; Pregnancy; Registr

2014
The teratogenicity of the newer antiepileptic drugs - an update.
    Acta neurologica Scandinavica, 2014, Volume: 130, Issue:4

    Topics: Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; Adult; Anticonvulsants; Epilepsy; Female; Fetus; Fructose; Humans; Lamo

2014
Increased levetiracetam clearance and breakthrough seizure in a pregnant patient successfully handled by intensive therapeutic drug monitoring.
    Therapeutic drug monitoring, 2015, Volume: 37, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Anticonvulsants; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Monitoring; Female; Humans; Levetirac

2015
Early pregnancy cerebral venous thrombosis and status epilepticus treated with levetiracetam and lacosamide throughout pregnancy.
    Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.), 2015, Volume: 57

    Topics: Acetamides; Adult; Anticonvulsants; Female; Fetal Blood; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Lacosamide; Leveti

2015
[Position Statement of Hungarian Epilepsy League: The use of valproate preparations for epilepsy in pregnancy and in women of childbearing age].
    Ideggyogyaszati szemle, 2015, Mar-30, Volume: 68, Issue:3-4

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Anticonvulsants; Cognition; Contraception; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug

2015
Neuroprotective effects of levetiracetam target xCT in astrocytes in parkinsonian mice.
    Journal of neurochemistry, 2016, Volume: 136, Issue:1

    Topics: Amino Acid Transport System y+; Animals; Astrocytes; Cells, Cultured; Drug Delivery Systems; Female;

2016
Evaluation of apoptotic cell death on liver and kidney tissues following administration of levetiracetam during prenatal period.
    The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, 2017, Volume: 30, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Animals, Newborn; Anticonvulsants; Apoptosis; Chi-Square Distribution; DNA Nucleotidylexotr

2017
Comparative study of antiepileptic drug use during pregnancy over a period of 12 years in Spain. Efficacy of the newer antiepileptic drugs lamotrigine, levetiracetam, and oxcarbazepine.
    Neurologia, 2018, Volume: 33, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Anticonvulsants; Carbamazepine; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Lamotrigine; Levetiracetam; Longitu

2018
Cognition in school-age children exposed to levetiracetam, topiramate, or sodium valproate.
    Neurology, 2016, Nov-01, Volume: 87, Issue:18

    Topics: Adult; Anticonvulsants; Child; Cognition Disorders; Cross-Sectional Studies; Epilepsy; Female; Follo

2016
Impending status epilepticus and anxiety in a pregnant woman treated with levetiracetam.
    Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2008, Volume: 13, Issue:3

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adult; Anticonvulsants; Anxiety; Epilepsy, Frontal Lobe; Fear; Female; Humans;

2008
Levetiracetam plasma level monitoring during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum: clinical and outcome implications.
    Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2009, Volume: 15, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Anticonvulsants; Epilepsy; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lamotrigine; Levetiracetam; Mat

2009
Effect of prenatal levetiracetam exposure on motor and cognitive functions of rat offspring.
    Brain & development, 2010, Volume: 32, Issue:5

    Topics: Animals; Anticonvulsants; Avoidance Learning; Cognition; Exploratory Behavior; Female; Learning; Lev

2010
Effects of levetiracetam on blood-brain barrier disturbances following hyperthermia-induced seizures in rats with cortical dysplasia.
    Life sciences, 2010, Nov-20, Volume: 87, Issue:19-22

    Topics: Animals; Anticonvulsants; Blood-Brain Barrier; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Fever; Fluorescein; G

2010
Child development following in utero exposure: levetiracetam vs sodium valproate.
    Neurology, 2011, Jan-25, Volume: 76, Issue:4

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Child Development; Child, Preschool; Cognition; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Infant; L

2011
Carbamazepine in pregnancy: Levetiracetam and lamotrigine are better options.
    BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2011, Jan-25, Volume: 342

    Topics: Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; Anticonvulsants; Carbamazepine; Contraindications; Epilepsy; Female; Hu

2011
No effect of oral contraceptives on the metabolism of levetiracetam.
    Epilepsy research, 2011, Volume: 95, Issue:3

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Anticonvulsants; Contraceptives, Oral; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Epilepsy

2011
Postpartum cerebral venous thrombosis.
    Obstetrics and gynecology, 2011, Volume: 118, Issue:2 Pt 2

    Topics: Anticoagulants; Anticonvulsants; Brain; Female; Heparin; Humans; Hypertension; Levetiracetam; Magnes

2011
Pregnancy complicated by recurrent brain abscess after extraction of an infected tooth.
    Obstetrics and gynecology, 2011, Volume: 118, Issue:2 Pt 2

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anticonvulsants; Brain Abscess; Cefotaxime; Cesarean Section; Dexameth

2011
Teratogenicity of the newer antiepileptic drugs--the Australian experience.
    Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, 2012, Volume: 19, Issue:1

    Topics: Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; Anticonvulsants; Australia; Drug Administration Schedule; Female; Fruct

2012
Sensitivity of computed tomography angiography vs catheter angiography in the detection of a ruptured intracranial infectious aneurysm in a pregnant woman.
    Archives of neurology, 2012, Volume: 69, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Aneurysm, Infected; Aneurysm, Ruptured; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anticonvulsants; Brain; Cathet

2012
Increased levetiracetam clearance in pregnancy: is seizure frequency affected?
    Seizure, 2012, Volume: 21, Issue:7

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Female; Humans; Levetiracetam; Piracetam; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; Seizu

2012
[Clinical application of newer anti-epileptic drugs].
    Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology, 2012, Volume: 52, Issue:11

    Topics: Amines; Anticonvulsants; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Epilepsy; Female; Fructose; Gabapentin; gamma-

2012
Levetiracetam in pregnancy: results from the UK and Ireland epilepsy and pregnancy registers.
    Neurology, 2013, Jan-22, Volume: 80, Issue:4

    Topics: Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; Adult; Anticonvulsants; Drug Therapy, Combination; Epilepsy, Generalize

2013
Levetiracetam monotherapy during pregnancy: a case series.
    Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2003, Volume: 4, Issue:4

    Topics: Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; Anticonvulsants; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Levetiracet

2003
Developmental outcome of levetiracetam, its major metabolite in humans, 2-pyrrolidinone N-butyric acid, and its enantiomer (R)-alpha-ethyl-oxo-pyrrolidine acetamide in a mouse model of teratogenicity.
    Epilepsia, 2003, Volume: 44, Issue:10

    Topics: Animals; Butyrates; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Fetus; Levetiracetam; Mice; Piracetam; Pregnancy

2003
Levetiracetam concentrations in serum and in breast milk at birth and during lactation.
    Epilepsia, 2005, Volume: 46, Issue:5

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Breast Feeding; Epilepsy; Female; Fetal Blood; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Lactation;

2005
Levetiracetam pharmacokinetics in neonates at birth.
    Epilepsia, 2006, Volume: 47, Issue:6

    Topics: Amniotic Fluid; Anticonvulsants; Epilepsy, Complex Partial; Female; Fetal Blood; Half-Life; Humans;

2006
Levetiracetam in pregnancy: preliminary experience from the UK Epilepsy and Pregnancy Register.
    Neurology, 2006, Nov-28, Volume: 67, Issue:10

    Topics: Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; Adult; Anticonvulsants; Body Weight; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Infant,

2006
Pharmacokinetics of levetiracetam during pregnancy, delivery, in the neonatal period, and lactation.
    Epilepsia, 2007, Volume: 48, Issue:6

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Breast Feeding; Delivery, Obstetric; Epilepsy; Female; Fetal Blood; Half-Life; Huma

2007
Antiepileptic drugs and brain maturation: fetal exposure to lamotrigine generates cortical malformations in rats.
    Epilepsy research, 2008, Volume: 78, Issue:2-3

    Topics: Animals; Anticonvulsants; Brain; Cell Count; Cell Movement; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female

2008
Serum concentration/dose ratio of levetiracetam before, during and after pregnancy.
    Seizure, 2008, Volume: 17, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Anticonvulsants; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Levetiracetam; Piracetam; Pregnancy; Retrospective

2008
Contraindications to phenytoin in emergency department patients with seizures.
    The Journal of emergency medicine, 2009, Volume: 37, Issue:4

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Contraindications; Emergency Service, Hospital; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Levetirac

2009
Effect of some drugs, experimental stress and estrus on unstable and fixed conditioned alimentary motor reflexes in cats. Part II.
    Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis Facultatis Medicae, 1983, Volume: 104

    Topics: Amphetamine; Animals; Barbiturates; Caffeine; Cats; Chlorprothixene; Conditioning, Classical; Diazep

1983
Effect of some drugs, experimental stress and estrus on unstable and fixed conditioned alimentary motor reflexes in cats.
    Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis Facultatis Medicae, 1982, Volume: 103

    Topics: Amphetamine; Animals; Barbiturates; Behavior, Animal; Caffeine; Cats; Chlorprothixene; Conditioning,

1982
Effects of piracetam on brain development in newborn rats exposed to hypoxia.
    Biomedica biochimica acta, 1984, Volume: 43, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Animals, Newborn; Brain; Brain Chemistry; Corpus Striatum; Dopamine; Female; Hypoxia; Pirac

1984
[Effect of nootropic agents on serum biochemical indices in intellectually deficient children].
    Zhurnal nevropatologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (Moscow, Russia : 1952), 1983, Volume: 83, Issue:10

    Topics: Cerebral Cortex; Child; Female; Fetal Hypoxia; Humans; Hypoxia, Brain; Intellectual Disability; Isoe

1983
Alterations of the fetal EEG under the influence of labour, hypoxia and analgetics.
    Journal of perinatal medicine, 1981, Volume: 9 Suppl 1

    Topics: Analgesics; Brain; Electroencephalography; Female; Fetus; Humans; Hypoxia; Labor, Obstetric; Piracet

1981
Action of piracetam in childbirth.
    The Journal of international medical research, 1980, Volume: 8, Issue:3

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Female; Fetal Distress; Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture; Fetus; Humans;

1980
[Behavior disorders in rats exposed to intrauterine hypoxia, and their correction by postnatal treatment with piracetam].
    Biulleten' eksperimental'noi biologii i meditsiny, 1993, Volume: 115, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Behavior, Animal; Female; Fetal Hypoxia; Learning Disabilities; Memory Disorders; Piracetam

1993
[Piracetam as a corrector of long-term learning disorders caused by prenatal alcohol exposure: the significance of the length of therapy].
    Biulleten' eksperimental'noi biologii i meditsiny, 1996, Volume: 121, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Avoidance Learning; Ethanol; Female; Learning Disabilities; Male; Nootropic Agents; Piracet

1996
[Damage to plastic properties of synaptic transmission in the rat hippocampus resulting from prenatal hypoxia, and their normalization by treatment with nootropic dipeptides].
    Biulleten' eksperimental'noi biologii i meditsiny, 1995, Volume: 120, Issue:12

    Topics: Animals; Dipeptides; Female; Hippocampus; Hypoxia; Male; Neuronal Plasticity; Nootropic Agents; Pira

1995
Can nootropic drugs be effective against the impact of ethanol teratogenicity on cognitive performance?
    European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2001, Volume: 11, Issue:1

    Topics: Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System; Animals; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Learning Disabil

2001
[Pharmacokinetic of piracetam during labour influence to acid-base-status in maternal and fetal blood (author's transl)].
    Zeitschrift fur Geburtshilfe und Perinatologie, 1977, Volume: 181, Issue:3

    Topics: Acid-Base Equilibrium; Female; Fetal Blood; Fetal Heart; Half-Life; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentrati

1977
[Pharmacokinetics of piracetam during delivery].
    Fortschritte der Medizin, 1978, Oct-05, Volume: 96, Issue:37

    Topics: Amniotic Fluid; Delivery, Obstetric; Female; Fetal Blood; Half-Life; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Matern

1978
Effects of nootropic drugs on some behavioural and biochemical changes after early postnatal hypoxia in the rat.
    Biomedica biochimica acta, 1986, Volume: 45, Issue:8

    Topics: Animals; Body Weight; Corpus Striatum; Deanol; Dopamine; Ethanolamines; Female; Hypoxia; In Vitro Te

1986