Pregnancy outcomes and changes to seizure frequency during pregnancy for patients with functional seizures.

Christina R K Catherine¹, Janet F R Waters², Alexandra Urban², Wesley T Kerr³

¹Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Sevaro, New York, NY, USA.

²Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

³Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Electronic address: KerrW@Pitt.edu.

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Abstract

PURPOSE: The goal of this study was to determine the relative frequency of functional seizures (FS) with respect to pregnancy and to document pregnancy outcomes of patients with FS. Pregnancy can be a stressful period in a woman's life and may contribute to FS in childbearing patients. METHODS: A retrospective chart review was conducted on pregnant patients admitted to Magee Women's Hospital at t…

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