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Exposure to valproate during pregnancy can impair a child's cognitive development
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Three-year-olds whose mothers took the antiepileptic drug valproate during pregnancy had average IQs six to nine points lower than children exposed to three other antiepileptic drugs, a landmark multi-center study has found.
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Epilepsy drug may increase risk of autism in children
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 01, 2008 |
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A new study shows that women who take the epilepsy drug valproate while pregnant may significantly increase their child's risk of developing autism. The preliminary research is published in the December 2, 2008, print issue ...
Lower IQ found in children of women who took epilepsy drug
May 03, 2007 |
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Children of women who took the epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy appear to be at a greater risk for lower IQ, according to research presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 59th Annual Meeting in Boston, April ...
Epilepsy drug shows potential for Alzheimer's treatment
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Dec 08, 2008 |
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A drug commonly used to treat epilepsy could help clear the plaques in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at the University of Leeds. The plaques are known to lead to the progressive ...
Epilepsy drug may increase risk of birth defects
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 21, 2008 |
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Taking the epilepsy drug topiramate alone or along with other epilepsy drugs during pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects, according to a study published in the July 22, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journa ...
Stem cells show power to predict disease, drug toxicity
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Dec 06, 2007 |
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For the first time, scientists have used human embryonic stem cells to predict the toxic effects of drugs and provide chemical clues to diagnosing disease.
Epilepsy drugs may cause sexual disorders
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Oct 24, 2007 |
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The use of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) can lead to decreased fertility and increased incidence of reproductive endocrine disorders in both men and women. A new study published in Epilepsia investigates the effects of withdrawal ...
Epilepsy drug causes bone loss in young women
Apr 28, 2008 |
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Young women who took the commonly used epilepsy drug phenytoin for one year showed significant bone loss compared to women taking other epilepsy drugs, according to a study published in the April 29, 2008, issue of Neurology, the me ...
Chemical signature of manic depression discovered by scientists
Feb 05, 2008 |
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People with manic depression have a distinct chemical signature in their brains, according to a new study. The research, published today in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, may also indicate how the mood stabilisers used ...
Scientists identify genetic cause for a type of childhood epilepsy
May 29, 2008 |
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Imagine “blanking out” of consciousness up to 200 times daily while you’re learning in a classroom, playing baseball, taking ballet lessons or riding a bike. This is a common occurrence in the life of a child with childhood ...
Researchers Race to Design the First Treatments Specifically for NeuroAIDS
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Oct 03, 2006 |
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Experimental drugs are showing promise against neuroAIDS, the nerve damage caused by HIV infection that lessens many patients’ ability to think and move. As evidence of the progress, researchers at the University of Rochester ...
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