Epilepsy drug may increase risk of autism in children
Monday, December 1, 2008 - 16:49
in Health & Medicine
A new study shows that women who take the epilepsy drug valproate while pregnant may significantly increase their child's risk of developing autism. The preliminary research is published in the December 2, 2008, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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