Friday 1 February 2013

Epilepsy Drug Linked To Increased Risk Of Autism

Children born to mothers who took the antiepileptic drug sodium valproate during pregnancy are at significantly increased risk of autism and other neruodevelopmental disorders. The finding came from new research published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry The research involved kids born to 528 pregnant women in England between 2000 and 2004. Fifty percent (243) of the moms had epilepsy, only 34 of those women did not take antiepileptic drugs while pregnant... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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