Teratogenicity of Antiepileptic Medications
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Teratogenicity of Antiepileptic Drugs
Objective Antiepileptic drugs (AED) have chronic teratogenic effects, the most common of which are congenital heart disease, cleft lip/palate, urogenital and neural tube defects. The aim of our study is to examine teratogenic effects of AED and the correlation between these malformations and AED in single or multiple pregnancies. Methods This is a retrospective study of malformations in child...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Seminars in Neurology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0271-8235,1098-9021
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1079337