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Cleft Palate Causes and Topamax Lawsuits
Cleft palate is a condition in which the two plates of the skull that form the roof of the mouth (or hard palate) are not completely joined. In most cases, a cleft lip is also present. Cleft palate occurs in about one in 700 live births worldwide.
Early embryonic changes during the fourth and tenth weeks of gestation in the first trimester may result in a cleft palate. Possible causes are genetic factors and chemotherapy, radiation, alcohol abuse, malnutrition, excess retinoic acid (used for anti aging and treat severe acne) and anti seizure medications like Topamax.
The class of anti seizure drugs increases a woman’s chance of having a baby with cleft palate but the drug Topamax increases her chances by double. Why are mothers-to-be put at such risk when there could be safer anti seizure drugs? This is a question the lawyers will have to ask?
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Topamax is also being prescribed to prevent migraines so the drug has a wider audience for cleft palate newborns than from women with seizures.
Cleft palates may cause problems with feeding, middle ear infections which can lead to hearing loss, speech, and socialization.
If your child has cleft palate and you were prescribed Topamax to prevent seizures or migraine headaches, now is the time to contact Anapol Schwartz personal injury law firm to find out what your legal options are for compensation.
