Epilepsy during Pregnancy


Women who have epilepsy tend to have more seizures when they are pregnant.

Can pregnancy trigger epilepsy?

Seizures are triggered due to shocks

Shocks can be any form may be an audio, video or direct electric shock

The sudden shock of pregnancy can trigger seizures, it is not that pregnancy triggers seizures but instead, it is the shock that you got pregnant triggers seizure

Pregnancy does not cause epilepsy. In any case, a pregnant lady who has epilepsy may have seizures all the more regularly. This might be on account of solutions to treat epilepsy can work diversely amid pregnancy. They may not be retained also. Or on the other hand, they may not fill in also. Likewise, ladies who have sickness and regurgitating in early pregnancy may upchuck the medication before it has its full impact.

Symptoms of epilepsy during pregnancy:



The manifestations are the same as indications when a lady isn't pregnant. A lady with epilepsy has successive or general seizures with no known reason. Notwithstanding seizures, the most widely recognized side effects include:

•           A headache
•           Changes in the state of mind or vitality level
•           Dizziness
•           Fainting
•           Confusion
•           Memory misfortune

A few ladies may likewise have an atmosphere. This is an inclination that they will have a seizure just before it happens.

The indications of epilepsy may look like other wellbeing conditions. Continuously observe your human services supplier for a determination.

What about medication? 


The medication you take during pregnancy can affect your baby. Birth defects — including cleft palate, neural tube defects, skeletal abnormalities, and congenital heart and urinary tract defects — are a few potential side effects associated with anti-seizure medications. The risk seems to increase with higher doses and if you take more than one anti-seizure medication.
Beyond the effects of medications, babies born to mothers who have epilepsy also have a slightly higher risk of developing seizures as they get older.

Complications of epilepsy during pregnancy



Epilepsy and the meds to treat it can affect the mother, the pregnancy, and the creating infant. Most ladies can have a solid pregnancy and infant. Be that as it may, epilepsy raises the hazard for specific complexities of pregnancy. These include:

·         High blood pressure of pregnancy
·         Stillbirth
·         Slightly smaller baby
·         Birth defects of the spine and brain (neural tube defects).
·         Other birth defects.
·         Lower levels of vitamin D.
·         Severe bleeding in the newborn.
·         Withdrawal symptoms in the newborn.
·         Sleeping or feeding problems.

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