Valproate Use by Fathers and Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children
Paternal use of valproate within the 90 days before conception was not associated with an increased risk of NDDs in offspring after adjustment for confounding in Norwegian and Taiwanese cohorts. (Funded by the Research Council of Norway and the National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan.).
Authors
- Hui-Min Chuang
- Marleen M. H. J. van Gelder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4853-4434)
- Li Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9478-6432)
- HC Lai
- Hedvig M E Nordeng
- Lin-Chieh Meng
- Fei-Yuan Hsiao
Institutions
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (TW)
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TW)
- Taipei Municipal YangMing Hospital (TW)
- National Taiwan University Hospital (TW)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- NEJM Evidence
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1056/evidoa2500254
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 41.22