Antiseizure medication in pregnancy associated with twice the risk of autism in child

(American Academy of Neurology) Women with epilepsy who take the antiseizure drug valproic acid while pregnant are at more than double the risk of having children with autism spectrum disorder and nearly double the risk of having children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study in the October 28, 2020, online issue ofNeurology® , the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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