September 2011. Volume 7. Number 3

Breastfeeding is associated with a lower risk for epilepsy in infancy

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Sun Y, Vestergaard M, Christensen J, Olsen J. Breastfeeding and risk of epilepsy in childhood: a birth cohort study. J Pediatr. 2011;158:924-9.
Reviewers: Pérez Gaxiola G1, Cuello García CA2.
1Hospital Pediátrico de Sinaloa. Culiacán. Sinaloa. México.
2ITESM. Monterrey. Nuevo León. México.
Correspondence: Giordano Pérez Gaxiola. Email: giordanopg@gmail.com
Reception date: 26/07/2011
Acceptance date: 27/07/2011
Publication date: 03/08/2011

Abstract

Authors' conclusion: breastfeeding is associated with a lower risk for epilepsy in infancy. Infants breastfed for 3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to 12, and more than 13 months had 26, 39, 50 y 59% lower risk for epilepsy respectively compared to those breasted for less than a month.

Reviewers' commentary: risk of epilepsy in infancy decreased with the duration of breastfeeding and this relationship was even more notorious when breastfeeding was exclusive. Although an observational study in inherently at risk of bias, the null costs and risks of breastfeeding are surpassed by the benefits.

How to cite this article

Pérez Gaxiola G, Cuello García CA. La lactancia materna se asocia a un menor riesgo de epilepsia en la infancia. Evid Pediatr. 2011;7:67.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Sun Y, Vestergaard M, Christensen J, Olsen J. Breastfeeding and risk of epilepsy in childhood: a birth cohort study. J Pediatr. 2011;158:924-9.
Reviewers: Pérez Gaxiola G1, Cuello García CA2.
1Hospital Pediátrico de Sinaloa. Culiacán. Sinaloa. México.
2ITESM. Monterrey. Nuevo León. México.
Correspondence: Giordano Pérez Gaxiola. Email: giordanopg@gmail.com
Reception date: 26/07/2011
Acceptance date: 27/07/2011
Publication date: 03/08/2011

How to cite this article

Pérez Gaxiola G, Cuello García CA. La lactancia materna se asocia a un menor riesgo de epilepsia en la infancia. Evid Pediatr. 2011;7:67.

References

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  2. Llerena Santa Cruz E, Pérez Gaxiola G. La lactancia materna puede disminuir el riesgo de problemas de salud mental. Evid Pediatr. 2010;6:39.
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