Preschool behavioral problems in children prenatally exposed to antiepileptic drugs - A follow-up study

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 407-411

  Kjaer, D ^a,b   Christensen, J ^b   Bech, B H ^a   Pedersen, L H ^a,b   Vestergaard, M ^a   Olsen, J ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Behavioral development; Birth cohort; Follow up study; Maternal epilepsy; Pregnancy; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; FOLIC ACID;

ADJUSTMENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIRTH; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE;

AED; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUG; BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT; BIRTH COHORT; CI; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDY; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; IQ; MATERNAL EPILEPSY; ODDS RATIO; OR; PREGNANCY; SDQ; STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884977563     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.08.033     Document Type: Article

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