TY - JOUR
T1 - Narcolepsy and pregnancy
T2 - a retrospective European evaluation of 249 pregnancies
AU - Maurovich-Horvat, Eszter
AU - Kemlink, David
AU - Högl, Birgit
AU - Frauscher, Birgit
AU - Ehrmann, Laura
AU - Geisler, Peter
AU - Ettenhuber, Katharina
AU - Mayer, Geert
AU - Peraita-Adrados, Rosa
AU - Calvo, Elena
AU - Lammers, Gert Jan
AU - Van der Heide, Astrid
AU - Ferini-Strambi, Luigi
AU - Plazzi, Giuseppe
AU - Poli, Francesca
AU - Dauvilliers, Yves
AU - Jennum, Poul
AU - Leonthin, Helle
AU - Mathis, Johannes
AU - Wierzbicka, Aleksandra
AU - Puertas, Francisco J
AU - Beitinger, Pierre A
AU - Arnulf, Isabelle
AU - Riha, Renata L
AU - Tormášiová, Maria
AU - Slonková, Jana
AU - Nevšímalová, Sona
AU - Sonka, Karel
AU - Network, European Narcolepsy
PY - 2013/10
Y1 - 2013/10
N2 - In a retrospective cohort study undertaken in 12 European countries, 249 female narcoleptic patients with cataplexy (n = 216) and without cataplexy (n = 33) completed a self-administrated questionnaire regarding pregnancy and childbirth. The cohort was divided further into patients whose symptoms of narcolepsy started before or during pregnancy (308 pregnancies) and those in whom the first symptoms of narcolepsy appeared after delivery (106 pregnancies). Patients with narcolepsy during pregnancy were older during their first pregnancy (P < 0.001) and had a higher body mass index (BMI) prior to pregnancy (P < 0.01). Weight gain during pregnancy was higher in narcoleptic patients with cataplexy (P < 0.01). More patients with narcolepsy-cataplexy during pregnancy had impaired glucose metabolism and anaemia. Three patients experienced cataplexy during delivery. The rate of caesarean sections was higher in the narcolepsy-cataplexy group compared to the narcolepsy group (P < 0.05). The mean birth weight and gestational age of neonates were within the normal range and did not differ across groups. Neonatal care was affected adversely by symptoms of narcolepsy in 60.1% of those with narcolepsy during pregnancy. This study reports more obstetric complications in patients with narcolepsy-cataplexy during pregnancy; however, these were not severe. This group also had a higher BMI and higher incidence of impaired glucose metabolism during pregnancy. Caesarian section was conducted more frequently in narcolepsy-cataplexy patients, despite cataplexy being a rare event during delivery. Furthermore, symptoms of narcolepsy may render care of the infant more difficult.
AB - In a retrospective cohort study undertaken in 12 European countries, 249 female narcoleptic patients with cataplexy (n = 216) and without cataplexy (n = 33) completed a self-administrated questionnaire regarding pregnancy and childbirth. The cohort was divided further into patients whose symptoms of narcolepsy started before or during pregnancy (308 pregnancies) and those in whom the first symptoms of narcolepsy appeared after delivery (106 pregnancies). Patients with narcolepsy during pregnancy were older during their first pregnancy (P < 0.001) and had a higher body mass index (BMI) prior to pregnancy (P < 0.01). Weight gain during pregnancy was higher in narcoleptic patients with cataplexy (P < 0.01). More patients with narcolepsy-cataplexy during pregnancy had impaired glucose metabolism and anaemia. Three patients experienced cataplexy during delivery. The rate of caesarean sections was higher in the narcolepsy-cataplexy group compared to the narcolepsy group (P < 0.05). The mean birth weight and gestational age of neonates were within the normal range and did not differ across groups. Neonatal care was affected adversely by symptoms of narcolepsy in 60.1% of those with narcolepsy during pregnancy. This study reports more obstetric complications in patients with narcolepsy-cataplexy during pregnancy; however, these were not severe. This group also had a higher BMI and higher incidence of impaired glucose metabolism during pregnancy. Caesarian section was conducted more frequently in narcolepsy-cataplexy patients, despite cataplexy being a rare event during delivery. Furthermore, symptoms of narcolepsy may render care of the infant more difficult.
U2 - 10.1111/jsr.12047
DO - 10.1111/jsr.12047
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 23560595
SN - 1365-2869
VL - 22
SP - 496
EP - 512
JO - Journal of Sleep Research
JF - Journal of Sleep Research
IS - 5
ER -