"Not Valproic Acid" Is Not Without Risk: In Utero Exposure to Topiramate Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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Elizabeth E Gerard. Epilepsy Curr. 2022.

. 2022 Nov 1;23(1):14-17.

doi: 10.1177/15357597221130878. eCollection 2023 Jan-Feb.

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The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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