Open AccessMaternal Body Mass Index in Early Pregnancy and Risk of Epilepsy in Offspring
Author(s) -
Neda Razaz,
Kristina Tedroff,
Eduardo Villamor,
Sven Cnattingius
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.298
H-Index - 231
eISSN - 2168-6157
pISSN - 2168-6149
DOI - 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.6130
Subject(s) - medicine , epilepsy , body mass index , pregnancy , pediatrics , overweight , population , proportional hazards model , hazard ratio , obstetrics , cohort , gestational age , cohort study , psychiatry , environmental health , confidence interval , genetics , biology
There is growing concern about the long-term neurologic effects of prenatal exposure to maternal overweight and obesity. The causes of epilepsy are poorly understood and, in more than 60% of the patients, no definitive cause can be determined.
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