• 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 ...
    • Comparative Risk of Major Congenital Malformations With Antiseizure Medication Combinations vs Valproate Monotherapy in Pregnancy 

      Cohen, Jacqueline Mallory; Alvestad, Silje; Suarez, Elizabeth A.; Schaffer, Andrea; Selmer, Randi M.; Havard, Alys; Bateman, Brian T.; Cesta, Carolyn E.; Zoega, Helga; Odsbu, Ingvild; Huybrechts, Krista F.; Kjerpeseth, Lars J.; Straub, Loreen; Leinonen, Maarit K.; Bjørk, Marte-Helene; Nørgaard, Mette; Gissler, Mika; Ulrichsen, Sinna P.; Hernandez-Diaz, Sonia; Tomson, Torbjörn; Furu, Kari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background and Objectives Valproate should be avoided in pregnancy, but it is the most effective drug for generalized epilepsies. Alternative treatment may require combinations of other drugs. Our objectives were to ...
    • 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 ...