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Prenatal exposure to antiseizure meds linked to neuropsych disorders in children and adolescents

Miriam Davis   |   Clinical Summary   |   21 April 2023
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Background

  • The use of antiseizure medications (ASMs) in pregnancy has increased. Up to 2% of all children are now born to women exposed to ASMs during pregnancy.
  • Studies implicate valproate prenatal exposure in congenital anomalies and adverse neurodevelopment, but wider study of prenatal ASM in relation to a broad range ...

          

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