Maternal genitourinary infection appears to synergistically increase the risk of epilepsy in children of women with epilepsy

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-122

  McDermott, Suzanne ^a   Mann, Joshua R ^a   Wu, Junlong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child epilepsy; Maternal epilepsy; Maternal genitourinary infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAID; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73249142530     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000268824     Document Type: Article

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