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Jan 2023
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Folic Acid and Epilepsy

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY
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Dr. Halley Alexander discusses the Neurology Today article, "Use of High-Dose Folic Acid in Pregnant Women with Epilepsy Is Associated with Cancer Risk in Their Children".

Show references: https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/Fulltext/2022/11030/Use_of_High_Dose_Folic_Acid_in_Pregnant_Women_with.2.aspx

This episode is brought to you by Mass General Brigham Department of Neurology, please visit us at www.massgeneralbrigham.org.

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