Using epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy connected to ADHD
A new study has suggested that when women use Valproate during pregnancy, the odds that her baby will develop ADHD are higher.
This report that was conducted in Denmark however cannot prove that valproate causes ADHD only that there is an association between the two.
However, this study found that fetal exposure to valproate was tied to 48% higher odds of a child developing ADHD, according to the research team which was led by Jakob Christensen at Aarhus University.