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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Valproate Sodium, Depakote, lowers baby's IQ

Liverpool, UK - 22 July 2009:

"Interim results of a study being conducted by scientists at the University of Liverpool suggest that children aged three years and younger, who are born to women taking the anti-epileptic drug sodium valproate whilst pregnant, are likely to have an IQ of six to nine points lower than average.

The research, in collaboration with Emory University in the US and the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, tested more than 300 three-year-olds in the UK and US, whose mothers took one of four anti-epilepsy drugs (AEDs) whilst pregnant. The preliminary findings suggest that children exposed to the drug sodium valproate had lower IQ results than children exposed to other AEDs, regardless of the mother’s IQ. The results also took dosage, duration of pregnancy and mother’s consumption of folic acid whilst pregnant, into account."


"Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at the University, Gus Baker, said “Our research looked at how exposure to sodium valproate and other AEDs in the womb affected children’s everyday life – in particular their IQ, memory and language abilities from one to six years of age.”"

Whole article here.

3 comments:

Herrad said...

Hi Ana,
This is known and it still happens that is very bad.
Love,
Herrad

Ana said...

Sometimes I'm forced to think that these people don't really care about health in such a way that is beyond my comprehension.
I really don't know what is going on but something very strange might be happening.
If this is not enough I don't know what is the limit.
Love you!
Ana

Joshua Sophy said...

Here is more on this recent report: http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10009#more-10009