The most common neurologic disorder accompanying pregnancy is:
a. Eclampsia. c. Epilepsy.
b. Bell's palsy. d. Multiple sclerosis.
ANS: C
The effects of pregnancy on epilepsy are unpredictable. Eclampsia sometimes may be confused with epilepsy, which is the most common neurologic disorder accompanying pregnancy. Bell's palsy is a form of facial paralysis. Multiple sclerosis is a patchy demyelinization of the spinal cord that does not affect the normal course of pregnancy or birth.
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