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Anti-epileptic medication used during fetal development can affect the growth of the baby’s skull, causing craniostenosis, a condition where the growth plates that form the skull fuse together too early, resulting in a small, misshaped head. Experts found that medical data on deliveries and anticonvulsant use showed an increased incidence of babies with craniostenosis to epileptic mothers using the medication during pregnancy. They also discovered a positive correlation between craniostenosis and maternal antidepressant use during early pregnancy.
Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Reuters Health
About: Affect of skull development from anti-seizure drugs
Date: 2 November 2005
Source: Reuters Health
Author: Will Boggs
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