"Information about maternal infections was obtained via telephone interviews during pregnancy. Of the maternal conditions evaluated, cystitis, pyelonephritis, diarrhea, coughs lasting longer than 1 week, and vaginal yeast infection were all linked to epilepsy."

"The relative risks ranged from 1.23 for diarrhea to 2.56 for vaginal yeast infections in preterm infants (yeast infections did not increase the risk in term infants). Prenatal exposure to cough increased the risk of epilepsy only during the first year of life."

"By contrast, genital herpes, venereal warts, and herpes did not significantly increase the odds of epilepsy, the researchers report."