Fetal Exposure to Antiseizure Medications

Abstract

According to this study: Cognitive outcomes at two years of age in the language domain of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition, didn't differ between children of women with epilepsy and children of healthy women.In adjusted analyses, however, higher blood levels of antiseizure medication in the third trimester were associated with lower scores for the motor and general adaptive domains.