Seizure occurrence, pregnancy outcome among women with active convulsive epilepsy: One year prospective study
Highlights • We determined the prevalence and outcome of epilepsy among pregnant women. • The prevalence of active convulsive epilepsy was found to be 3.33 per 1000 among the cohort. • Subjects with previous head injury and encephalitis were more likely to have recurrent seizures. • Subjects with pr...
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Published in | Seizure (London, England) Vol. 26; pp. 7 - 11 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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England
Elsevier Ltd
01.03.2015
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Summary: | Highlights • We determined the prevalence and outcome of epilepsy among pregnant women. • The prevalence of active convulsive epilepsy was found to be 3.33 per 1000 among the cohort. • Subjects with previous head injury and encephalitis were more likely to have recurrent seizures. • Subjects with prior recurrent seizures had poorer pregnancy outcome. • Proper seizure control before and during pregnancy should be encouraged. |
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ISSN: | 1059-1311 1532-2688 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.seizure.2015.01.007 |