癫痫是危害人民群众健康的常见病、多发病。发病率占人群的0.3～5.5‰。原发性癫痫病因不清,曾有人证实患者亲属3～5%也患癫痫,发病率为普通人群的6～10倍,是一种多基因遗传性疾病。妊娠期癫痫病人占妊娠的4.4%。妊娠与癫痫相互影响,抗癫痫药物又阻碍胎儿的生长和发育。因此,妊娠期对癫痫病人的处理是个复杂问题。深入了解这一问题对临床和计划生育皆有助益。一、妊娠对癫痫的影响关于妊娠对癫痫影响的报告最早发表于1867年。当时认为妊娠可使癫痫发作的次数 Epilepsy is a common disease endangering the health of the people, frequently-occurring disease. The incidence of the population accounted for 0.3 ~ 5.5 ‰. The etiology of primary epilepsy, who had confirmed that 3 to 5% of patients also suffer from epilepsy, the incidence rate of 6 to 10 times the general population, is a polygenic hereditary disease. Pregnancy epilepsy accounted for 4.4% of pregnancies. Pregnancy and epilepsy affect each other, antiepileptic drugs in turn hinder fetal growth and development. Therefore, the treatment of epilepsy during pregnancy is a complex issue. In-depth understanding of this issue is of clinical and family planning benefits. First, the impact of pregnancy on epilepsy The report on the impact of pregnancy on epilepsy was first published in 1867. At the time that the number of seizures that can make pregnancy