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: Bodily Injury BlogNew Study: Kids Harmed by Epilepsy Drug
By Edward Bills
A widely used medication for the treatment of epilepsy, migraines, pain and psychiatric disorders has been linked to significantly lower I.Q. scores in children whose mothers took the drug during pregnancy, the New York Times reports. According to a study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, children exposed to the drug valproate while in utero had I.Q. scores nine points lower than children whose mothers had taken another antiseizure medication. Valporate, also sold under the brand name Depakote, has previously been linked to other birth defects.
Full post as published by Bodily Injury Blog on April 16, 2009 (boomark / email).
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