Pregnancy and Epileptic Seizures in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Clinical Analysis

This retrospective study of 48 pregnant women presenting to the emergency department with generalized tonic-clonic seizures found that 69% had pre-existing epilepsy and 58% were on antiseizure medications, with levetiracetam being most common. Management addressed diagnostic complexity between epilepsy and eclampsia, with seizure control achieved through appropriate medications including magnesium sulfate in suspected eclampsia cases.