• Association of Prenatal Exposure to Antiseizure Medication With Risk of Autism and Intellectual Disability 

      Bjørk, Marte-Helene; Zoega, Helga; Leinonen, Maarit K.; Cohen, Jacqueline Mallory; Dreier, Julie Werenberg; Furu, Kari; Gilhus, Nils Erik; Gissler, Mika; Halfdanarson, Oskar; Igland, Jannicke; Sun, Yuelian; Tomson, Torbjörn; Alvestad, Silje; Christensen, Jakob (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Importance: Women with epilepsy frequently need antiseizure medication (ASM) to prevent seizures in pregnancy. Risk of neurodevelopmental disorders after prenatal exposure to AMSs is uncertain. Objective: To determine ...
    • Cancer risk in children of mothers with epilepsy and high-dose folic acid use during pregnancy 

      Vegrim, Håkon Magne; Dreier, Julie Werenberg; Alvestad, Silje; Gilhus, Nils Erik; Gissler, Mika; Igland, Jannicke; Leinonen, Maarit; Tomson, Torbjörn; Sun, Yuelian; Zoega, Helga; Christensen, Jakob; Bjørk, Marte-Helene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Importance: Women with epilepsy are recommended high doses of folic acid before and during pregnancy owing to risk of congenital anomalies associated with antiseizure medications. Whether prenatal exposure to high-dose ...
    • Folic Acid and Risk of Preterm Birth, Preeclampsia, and Fetal Growth Restriction Among Women With Epilepsy A Prospective Cohort Study 

      Alvestad, Silje; Husebye, Elisabeth Synnøve Nilsen; Christensen, Jakob; Dreier, Julie Werenberg; Sun, Yuelian; Igland, Jannicke; Leinonen, Maarit; Gissler, Mika; Gilhus, Nils Erik; Tomson, Torbjörn; Bjørk, Marte-Helene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background and Objectives Women with epilepsy treated with antiseizure medication (ASM) have increased risk of pregnancy complications including preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, and preeclampsia. We aimed to ...
    • Prescribing patterns for higher dose folic acid in pregnant women with epilepsy treated with antiseizure medication 

      Vegrim, Håkon Magne; Dreier, Julie Werenberg; Igland, Jannicke; Gilhus, Nils Erik; Alvestad, Silje; Gissler, Mika; Leinonen, Maarit; Sun, Yuelian; Zoega, Helga; Christensen, Jakob; Bjørk, Marte-Helene; Tomson, Torbjörn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Objective: This study was undertaken to characterize the use of higher doses of folic acid (≥1 mg daily) in relation to pregnancy in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden in women with epilepsy treated with antiseizure medication ...
    • Socioeconomic differences in use of antiseizure medication in pregnancies with maternal epilepsy: A population-based study from Nordic universal health care systems 

      Leinonen, Maarit K.; Igland, Jannicke; Dreier, Julie Werenberg; Alvestad, Silje; Cohen, Jacqueline Mallory; Gilhus, Nils Erik; Gissler, Mika; Sun, Yuelian; Tomson, Torbjörn; Zoega, Helga; Vegrim, Håkon Magne; Christensen, Jakob; Bjørk, Marte-Helene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Objective Research points to disparities in disease burden and access to medical care in epilepsy. We studied the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and antiseizure medication (ASM) use in pregnancies with ...