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Seizure occurrence, pregnancy outcome among women with active convulsive epilepsy: one year prospective study.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Associations between epileptic seizures in pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Unmet needs of women with epilepsy living in rural low- and middle-income countries: The experience of the Bolivian Chaco.Epilepsia open · 2025Article
- Challenges to epilepsy management in Rwandan women living with epilepsy.European journal of neurology · 2024Article
- Factors associated with contraceptive use among women with epilepsy: A cross-sectional study.Public health challenges · 2024Article
- Management guidelines for pregnant women living with epilepsy: An integrative literature review.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2024Review
- Management of Anti-Seizure Medications during Pregnancy: Advancements in The Past Decade.Pharmaceutics · 2022Review
- Pregnancy and Epilepsy: a Korean Tertiary Epilepsy Center Review.Journal of Korean medical science · 2020Article
- Prevalence of epilepsy in Saudi pregnant women and possible effects of anti-epileptic drugs on pregnancy outcomes.Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 2020Article
- Neurological disorders in pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries-Management gaps, impacts, and future prospects: A review perspective.Women's health (London, England)Review
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Abstract
purposeTo determine the prevalence of active convulsive epilepsy, seizure frequency and the outcome of pregnancy amongst a cohort of pregnant women attending antenatal clinic (ANC) at two tertiary hospitals.
methodsAn observational cohort study conducted at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital and State Specialist Hospital, Northeast Nigeria. Pregnant women attending antenatal care were screened for previous history of active convulsive epilepsy, and recruited consecutively according to a specified protocol. A standardized questionnaire was administered to record pregnancy history, nature of epilepsy and treatments received. They were followed-up during the course of the pregnancy based on the ANC schedule up to delivery. The outcome of pregnancies was recorded.
resultsA total of 7063 pregnant women were screened, of whom 103 (1.46%) subjects had at least a past history of seizure. Seventy-eight (1.10%) had a past history of seizure(s) from eclampsia and 23 (0.33%) pregnant subjects recruited were identified to have active convulsive epilepsy. The unadjusted prevalence of active convulsive epilepsy in pregnant women was found to be 3.33 per 1000 (95% CI: 2.1-4.8). Subjects who had a history of head injury and encephalitis were more likely to have seizures during pregnancy. (P=0.013 and P=0.041). Those who had recurrent seizures within the last six months before recruitment were more likely to have a negative pregnancy outcome (P=0.043).
conclusionOur study found a prevalence of active epilepsy of 3.33 per 1000 among pregnant women, with about one percent having a past history of seizure from eclampsia.
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