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Forceps delivery as a risk factor in epilepsy: a comparative prospective cohort survey
Author(s) -
Maheshwari M. C.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1990.tb01012.x
Subject(s) - forceps , forceps delivery , medicine , prospective cohort study , risk factor , epilepsy , cohort , cohort study , pediatrics , surgery , psychiatry , vaginal delivery , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Three‐hundred and eighty‐one children born with forceps delivery and 372 with normal delivery were followed up for 4‐7 years. More children in the forceps group developed seizures than in normal group, i.e. 22:10. This was statistically significant (P < 0.05). A prolonged follow‐up is necessary for further observations.