Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy Raises Spina Bifida Risk, American Academy of Neurology Says

WebMD -- Dec. 2, 2010 -- Babies born to women who take the antiseizure drug carbamazepine have a more than twofold increased risk for the birth defect spina bifida, a study shows. But researchers say the drug still has less risk of birth defects overall than the epilepsy drugs valproic acid.

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