Treatment for epilepsy is a possible culprit for development of schizophrenia
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 05:56
in Health & Medicine
Researchers say antiepilectic drug treatments administered when the brain is developing appear to trigger schizophrenia-like behaviour in animal models. In humans, having a history of seizures in infancy is a significant risk factor for development of schizophrenia later in life, but it is not known whether the elevated risk is due to seizures themselves, or from side effects antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment...