Cognitive Function at 3 Years of Age after Fetal Exposure to Antiepileptic Drugs

J. Meador, Kimford; A. Baker, Gus; Andrew Browning, N.; Clayton‐Smith, Jill; T. Combs‐Cantrell, Deborah; J. Cohen, Morris; A. Kalayjian, Laura; M. Kanner, Andrés; Liporace, Joyce; B. Pennell, Page; Privitera, Michael; W. Loring, David

doi:10.1056/nejmoa0803531

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Cognitive Function at 3 Years of Age after Fetal Exposure to Antiepileptic Drugs

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Apr 15, 2009

Authors:

Kimford J. Meador

Gus A. Baker

N. Andrew Browning

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Fetal exposure of animals to antiepileptic drugs at doses lower than those required to produce congenital malformations can produce cognitive and behavioral abnormalities, but cognitive effects of fetal exposure of humans to antiepileptic drugs are uncertain. METHODS: Between 1999 and 20...

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Lamotrigine

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