Epilepsy: Should valproate be avoided during childbearing years?

Luigi MacCotta; Joseph E. Sullivan

doi:10.1038/nrneurol.2009.92

Epilepsy: Should valproate be avoided during childbearing years?

Luigi MacCotta
, Joseph E. Sullivan

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Abstract

In utero exposure to antiepileptic drugs carries teratogenic risks, but little is known about the potential effects of such agents on neurocognitive development. The results from a large prospective study that set out to address this issue add to the mounting evidence against the use of valproate in women with epilepsy during childbearing years.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	414-415
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Reviews Neurology
Volume	5
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2009.92
State	Published - Aug 2009

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Epilepsy: Should valproate be avoided during childbearing years?

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