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Maternal seizure

MedGen UID:
867622
•Concept ID:
C4022010
•
Disease or Syndrome; Finding
Synonym: Maternal seizures
 
HPO: HP:0100622

Definition

A seizure during pregnancy. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMaternal seizure

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pathophysiology and Current Clinical Management of Preeclampsia.
Amaral LM, Wallace K, Owens M, LaMarca B
Curr Hypertens Rep 2017 Aug;19(8):61. doi: 10.1007/s11906-017-0757-7. PMID: 28689331Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Maternal morbidity and mortality associated with epilepsy.
Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Huang Y, Bateman BT, Benson RJ, Pack AM, Wright JD, D'Alton ME, Friedman AM
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022 Dec;35(25):7917-7923. Epub 2021 Jun 21 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1938528. PMID: 34154486
Issues for Women with Epilepsy.
Vélez-Ruiz NJ, Pennell PB
Neurol Clin 2016 May;34(2):411-25, ix. Epub 2016 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2015.11.009. PMID: 27086987Free PMC Article
Treating epilepsy in pregnant women.
Eadie MJ
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2014 Apr;15(6):841-50. Epub 2014 Mar 10 doi: 10.1517/14656566.2014.896902. PMID: 24611535
Maternal seizure disorder and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes.
McPherson JA, Harper LM, Odibo AO, Roehl KA, Cahill AG
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2013 May;208(5):378.e1-5. Epub 2013 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.01.048. PMID: 23380264
Gender-specific psychosocial impact of living with epilepsy.
Pennell PB, Thompson P
Epilepsy Behav 2009 Jun;15 Suppl 1:S20-5. Epub 2009 Apr 17 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.03.022. PMID: 19303945

Diagnosis

Duration of postpartum magnesium sulfate for seizure prophylaxis in women with preeclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sullivan M, Cunningham K, Angras K, Mackeen AD
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022 Dec;35(25):7188-7193. Epub 2021 Jun 30 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1946505. PMID: 34187284
Maternal morbidity and mortality associated with epilepsy.
Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Huang Y, Bateman BT, Benson RJ, Pack AM, Wright JD, D'Alton ME, Friedman AM
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022 Dec;35(25):7917-7923. Epub 2021 Jun 21 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1938528. PMID: 34154486
Maternal seizure disorder and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes.
McPherson JA, Harper LM, Odibo AO, Roehl KA, Cahill AG
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2013 May;208(5):378.e1-5. Epub 2013 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.01.048. PMID: 23380264
The risk of spina bifida aperta after first-trimester exposure to valproate in a prenatal cohort.
Omtzigt JG, Los FJ, Grobbee DE, Pijpers L, Jahoda MG, Brandenburg H, Stewart PA, Gaillard HL, Sachs ES, Wladimiroff JW
Neurology 1992 Apr;42(4 Suppl 5):119-25. PMID: 1574165
Diagnosis of intracranial hemorrhage in utero after a maternal seizure.
Minkoff H, Schaffer RM, Delke I, Grunebaum AN
Obstet Gynecol 1985 Mar;65(3 Suppl):22S-24S. PMID: 3883270

Therapy

Maternal morbidity and mortality associated with epilepsy.
Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Huang Y, Bateman BT, Benson RJ, Pack AM, Wright JD, D'Alton ME, Friedman AM
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022 Dec;35(25):7917-7923. Epub 2021 Jun 21 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1938528. PMID: 34154486
Pathophysiology and Current Clinical Management of Preeclampsia.
Amaral LM, Wallace K, Owens M, LaMarca B
Curr Hypertens Rep 2017 Aug;19(8):61. doi: 10.1007/s11906-017-0757-7. PMID: 28689331Free PMC Article
Issues for Women with Epilepsy.
Vélez-Ruiz NJ, Pennell PB
Neurol Clin 2016 May;34(2):411-25, ix. Epub 2016 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2015.11.009. PMID: 27086987Free PMC Article
Treating epilepsy in pregnant women.
Eadie MJ
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2014 Apr;15(6):841-50. Epub 2014 Mar 10 doi: 10.1517/14656566.2014.896902. PMID: 24611535
Maternal seizure disorder and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes.
McPherson JA, Harper LM, Odibo AO, Roehl KA, Cahill AG
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2013 May;208(5):378.e1-5. Epub 2013 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.01.048. PMID: 23380264

Prognosis

Duration of postpartum magnesium sulfate for seizure prophylaxis in women with preeclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sullivan M, Cunningham K, Angras K, Mackeen AD
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022 Dec;35(25):7188-7193. Epub 2021 Jun 30 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1946505. PMID: 34187284
Maternal morbidity and mortality associated with epilepsy.
Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Huang Y, Bateman BT, Benson RJ, Pack AM, Wright JD, D'Alton ME, Friedman AM
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022 Dec;35(25):7917-7923. Epub 2021 Jun 21 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1938528. PMID: 34154486
Maternal seizure disorder and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes.
McPherson JA, Harper LM, Odibo AO, Roehl KA, Cahill AG
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2013 May;208(5):378.e1-5. Epub 2013 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.01.048. PMID: 23380264
Maternal seizure disorder, outcome of pregnancy, and neurologic abnormalities in the children.
Nelson KB, Ellenberg JH
Neurology 1982 Nov;32(11):1247-54. doi: 10.1212/wnl.32.11.1247. PMID: 6890158

Clinical prediction guides

The risk of spina bifida aperta after first-trimester exposure to valproate in a prenatal cohort.
Omtzigt JG, Los FJ, Grobbee DE, Pijpers L, Jahoda MG, Brandenburg H, Stewart PA, Gaillard HL, Sachs ES, Wladimiroff JW
Neurology 1992 Apr;42(4 Suppl 5):119-25. PMID: 1574165
Maternal seizure disorder, outcome of pregnancy, and neurologic abnormalities in the children.
Nelson KB, Ellenberg JH
Neurology 1982 Nov;32(11):1247-54. doi: 10.1212/wnl.32.11.1247. PMID: 6890158

Recent systematic reviews

Duration of postpartum magnesium sulfate for seizure prophylaxis in women with preeclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sullivan M, Cunningham K, Angras K, Mackeen AD
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022 Dec;35(25):7188-7193. Epub 2021 Jun 30 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1946505. PMID: 34187284
A review of the role for magnesium sulphate in preterm labour.
Mittendorf R, Pryde PG
BJOG 2005 Mar;112 Suppl 1:84-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2005.00592.x. PMID: 15715602
Second overview of relationships between antenatal pharmacologic magnesium sulfate and neurologic outcomes in children.
Mittendorf R, Pryde PG, Roizen N
J Perinat Med 2004;32(3):201-10. doi: 10.1515/JPM.2004.038. PMID: 15188791

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