Epilepsy: Intriguing new data on epilepsy and risks at delivery.

Nat Rev Neurol

Department of Clinical Neuroscience, K8, Neuro Tomson, Neurologiska Kliniken, R3:04, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.

Published: October 2015

A large study from the USA suggests that epilepsy in pregnant women elevates the risk of adverse events both to the mother and the fetus, including an 11-fold increase in the risk of death of the mother at delivery. Although the data are intriguing, the study has caveats that call for cautious interpretation.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2015.176DOI Listing

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