Research suggests that a vitamin supplement taken during pregnancy could prevent hydrocephalus - one of the common forms of birth brain defect. Scientists at The University of Manchester and Lancaster University say laboratory tests have shown that administering a combination of vitamins (tetrahydrofolate and folinic acid), dramatically reduces the risk of hydrocephalus.
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
Birth brain defect - hydrocephalus - could be treated with vitamin supplement
Posted by Willow at 5:27 pm
Labels: birth defects, folinic acid, hydrocephalus, pregnancy, tetrahydrofolate, vitamin supplements
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