Cognitive outcome after exposure to antiepileptic drugs in utero

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 600-601

  Battino, Dina ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; FOLIC ACID; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

APGAR SCORE; CEPHALOMETRY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LETTER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 67649394222     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(09)70154-1     Document Type: Letter

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