Persons with epilepsy (PWE) have a high risk of premature death with a two to fourfold
increased standardized mortality ratios (SMR) compared with the background population. 1 …

Effects of Maternal Use of Antiseizure Medications on Child Development Page 1 Effects of
Maternal Use of Antiseizure Medications on Child Development Kimford J. Meador, MD …

In 2019, over 130 people from several countries travelled to Gothenburg, Sweden, for the
Seizures and Stroke Congress, the first international conference devoted to post-stroke …

Importance Concerns exist about teratogenic and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes
of paternal use of valproate during spermatogenesis. Objective To evaluate the association …

In light of the increased awareness of the teratogenic risks with older-generation antiseizure
medications (ASMs) and the introduction of many new drugs, prospective antiepileptic drugs …

Background Adequate pre-pregnancy counselling and education planning are essential to
improve outcomes for offspring of women with epilepsy (OWWE). The current systematic …

Objective We examined how maternal epilepsy and use of antiseizure medications in
pregnancy was associated with offspring mortality. Methods This population‐based cohort …

Purpose The purpose was to examine the correlation of antiseizure medication drug dose
estimated from prescription fill records from prescription registers with blood levels during …

Epilepsy is a chronic neurological condition characterized by unprovoked, recurrent
seizures. There are several types of epilepsy, and the cause of the condition can vary. Some …

In a recent editorial “Big Data–Big Trouble: The two faces of publishing results from big data
studies based on cohorts with poor clinical definition” published in Seizure 2023; 111: 21–2 …