Maternal Infection and Risk of Epilepsy in Childhood

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-22-6-6

Keywords:

Maternal Infection, Trimester, Pyelonephritis

Abstract

The association between prenatal exposure to maternal specific infections during pregnancy and the subsequent risk of epilepsy in childhood was estimated in a prospective population-based birth cohort in Denmark followed for 8 years at University of Aarhus, Denmark.

Downloads

Published

2008-06-01

Issue

Section

Infectious/Autoimmune Disorders