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• Pregnant Women with Epilepsy Need More Perinatal and Maternal Support: Study

  August 12, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that expecting mothers with epilepsy need more maternal and prenatal health care support due to an increased risk of severe injury and death for both mother and child.

• Study Warns About Autism from Depakote, Similar Antiseizure Drugs When Used During Pregnancy

  March 25, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds that prenatal exposure to Depakote, Topamax, and other antiseizure medications can increase the risk they will be diagnosed with autism later in life.

• Lithium Use Linked to Higher Risk of Acute Kidney Injury: Study

  July 11, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  A new study links high doses of lithium to increased risks of chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury in bipolar patients.

• Both Epilepsy and Anti-Seizure Drugs Increase Osteoporosis Risk, Study Warns

  June 15, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that epilepsy drugs, as well as epilepsy itself, can increase the risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures.

• Depakote Use During Pregnancy Linked to Psychiatric Problems in Childhood, Study Warns

  April 20, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study links Depakote use during pregnancy to an increased risk of psychiatric problems in children later in life.

• Study Finds Questionable Prescribing of Antiepileptic Drugs to Nursing Home Patients with Dementia

  November 14, 2022

  Russell Maas

  A new study suggests anti-seizure medications like Depakote and Neurontin are being used to replace antipsychotics as "chemical restraints" on nursing home dementia patients.

• High-Dose Folic Acid During Pregnancy May Increase Cancer Risk for Children, When Mother Also Takes Epilepsy Drugs

  October 4, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Women with epilepsy who take high doses of folic acid during pregnancy may face an increased risk that their child develops cancer, according to the findings of a new study.

• Children Face Risk of Autism, Intellectual Disabilities After Exposure to Depakote, Topamax During Pregnancy

  June 14, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study links the use of Depakote and Topamax during pregnancy with an increased risk of children being born with autism and intellectual disabilities.

• Depakote Linked to Increased Risk of Death for Patients with Poststroke Epilepsy: Study

  December 17, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  Depakote use is associated with a 40% increased risk of death among poststroke patients who develop epilepsy, according to the findings of a new study.

• Public Citizen Calls For Investigation Into Ethics of Federal Epilepsy Study on Prolonged Seizures

  September 8, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  Public Citizen is calling for investigations into an epilepsy seizure trial which it says put patients at risk due to a lack of including proper standards of care.