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Pregnancy with epilepsy: obstetric and neonatal outcome of a controlled study.
Mawer, G; Briggs, M; Baker, G A; Bromley, R; Coyle, H; Eatock, J; Kerr, L; Kini, U; Kuzmyshcheva, L; Lucas, S B; Wyatt, L; Clayton-Smith, J.
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  • Mawer G; Department of Genetic Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester M13 9WL, UK. gemawer@btinternet.com
Seizure ; 19(2): 112-9, 2010 Mar.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20036166
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

To determine the influence of epilepsy and its treatment on pregnancy and its outcome.

DESIGN:

Controlled, observational study.

SETTING:

National Health Service maternity hospitals in Liverpool and Manchester regions. POPULATION 277 women with epilepsy (WWE) and 315 control women.

METHODS:

WWE were recruited from antenatal clinics. Controls were matched for age and parity but not gestational age. Information was obtained by interview and from clinical records. MAIN OUTCOME

MEASURES:

Obstetric complications, mode of delivery, condition of newborn.

RESULTS:

Distribution of epilepsy syndromes was similar to previous surveys. Most WWE (67%) received monotherapy with carbamazepine, sodium valproate or lamotrigine. Half WWE had no seizures during pregnancy but 34% had tonic clonic seizures. Seizure-related injuries were infrequent. Pregnancies with obstetric complications were increased in women with treated epilepsy (WWTE 45%, controls 33%; p=0.01). Most had normal vaginal delivery (WWTE 63%, controls 61%; p=0.65). Low birth weight was not increased (WWTE 6.2%, controls 5.2%; p=0.69). There were more major congenital malformations (MCM) (WWTE 6.6%, controls 2.1%; p=0.02) and fetal/infant deaths (WWTE 2.2%, controls 0.3%; p=0.09). Amongst monotherapies MCM prevalence was highest with valproate (11.3%; p=0.005). Lamotrigine (5.4%; p=0.23) and carbamazepine (3.0%; p=0.65) were closer to controls (2.1%). There was no association between MCM and dose of folic acid pre-conception.

CONCLUSION:

MCM were more prevalent in the babies of WWTE particularly amongst those receiving sodium valproate.
Asunto(s)

Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Complicaciones del Embarazo / Epilepsia / Complicaciones del Trabajo de Parto / Anticonvulsivantes Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Seizure Asunto de la revista: NEUROLOGIA Año: 2010 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Complicaciones del Embarazo / Epilepsia / Complicaciones del Trabajo de Parto / Anticonvulsivantes Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Seizure Asunto de la revista: NEUROLOGIA Año: 2010 Tipo del documento: Article