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Antiepileptic medication during pregnancy: does fetal genotype affect outcome?
Pediatric research - 1 Aug 2007
Atkinson Diane E, Brice-Bennett Sophie, D'Souza Stephen W
Abstract excerpt
Congenital abnormalities and impaired development in childhood are attributable to fetal exposure to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). Pregnancy registries set up to obtain information about the potential risks of fetal exposure to AEDs, in particular major congenital malformations (MCMs), suggest that valproate exposure increases the frequency of congenital malformations more than other AEDs. Furthermore, follow-up...
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