Camphor-containing products may cause seizures in children

Inappropriate use of camphor-containing products may be a common and under-appreciated cause of seizures in young children, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The study, published in this month's issue of Pediatrics, calls for efforts to educate communities about the hazards of camphor and to crack down on illegally marketed camphor products...

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