Håkon Magne Vegrim, Julie Werenberg Dreier, Jannicke Igland, Nils Erik Gilhus, Silje Alvestad, Mika Gissler, Maarit K Leinonen, Yuelian Sun, Helga Zoega, Jakob Christensen, Marte-Helene Bjørk, Torbjörn Tomson
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 (ASM). METHODS: In this observational study, we used data from national medical birth, patient, and prescription registers in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden to retrospectively identify pregnancies in women with epilepsy treated with ASM from 2006 to 2017...
March 30, 2024: Epilepsia