Risk of Perinatal and Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Among Pregnant Women With Epilepsy
This multinational study shows that women with epilepsy were at considerably higher risk of severe maternal and perinatal outcomes and increased risk of death during pregnancy and postpartum. Maternal epilepsy and maternal use of ASM were associated with increased maternal morbidity and perinatal mortality and morbidity.
Authors
- Julie Werenberg Dreier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9339-4170)
- Jannicke Igland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2289-0978)
- Torbjörn Tomson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0554-5352)
- Neda Razaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1273-0110)
- Silje Alvestad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4655-8109)
- Jakob Christensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9385-6435)
- Mika Gissler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8254-7525)
- K. S. Joseph
- Nils Erik Gilhus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6522-5102)
- Maarit K. Leinonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7631-4749)
- Marte‐Helene Bjørk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5745-1094)
- Helga Zoëga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0761-9028)
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Iceland (IS)
- Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (NO)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
- Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia (CA)
- Stockholm Health Care Services (SE)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Neurology
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2024.2375
- Citations
- 33
- Primary Topic
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 36.61