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Question: Among infants who are breastfed, what is the association between duration of breastfeeding and the risk of epilepsy in early childhood?
Question type: Causation
Study design: Cohort
Investigators from Denmark studied the association between duration of breast-feeding and the risk of epilepsy in early childhood. Data for the study were abstracted from the Danish National Birth Cohort that included 69,750 children born between 1997 and 2003 who were followed until 2008. Information on breastfeeding was collected by telephone interviews with mothers when their children were approximately 6 and 18 months old. Exclusive breastfeeding was defined as breast milk alone, supplemented only by water. Information on epilepsy was obtained from the Danish National Hospital Register. Children with neonatal seizures were …
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