title: Epilepsy: Intriguing new data on epilepsy and risks at delivery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK.
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nashef
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neuroscience, K8, Neuro Tomson, Neurologiska Kliniken, R3:04, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Torbjörn
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tomson
mesh_terms: D004827:Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality*