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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.

• 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.