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.
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Nashef, L., Tomson, T. Intriguing new data on epilepsy and risks at delivery. Nat Rev Neurol 11, 550–552 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2015.176
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