Epilepsy: Exposure To Valproate During Pregnancy Can Impair A Child's Cognitive Development
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 18:14
in Psychology & Sociology
Three-year-olds whose mothers took the antiepileptic drug valproate during pregnancy had average IQs six to nine points lower than children exposed to three other antiepileptic drugs, a landmark multi-center study has found.