Friday, February 29, 2008

Impaired Fetal Growth Linked With Epilepsy Risk

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"NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infants with impaired growth in the womb, indicated by low birth weight or birth before full term, appear to have an increased risk of epilepsy in early childhood, according to a new study.

Conflicting findings have been reported regarding the relationship between epilepsy and birth weight or gestational age, Dr. Yuelian Sun, of the University of Aarhus, Denmark, and colleagues note in the American Journal of Epidemiology."

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