title: Failure of periconceptual folic acid to prevent a neural tube defect in the offspring of a mother taking sodium valproate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast, BT12 6BA, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morrow
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004829:Epilepsy, Generalized / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012306:Risk; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D014635:Valproic Acid; D005492:Folic Acid