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High doses of vitamin A linked to birth defects.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
He's only 5, but Steven Satterfield has had 22 operations and seen 25 different doctors.
Piercing headaches disturb his sleep. He pounds his head on the floor for a half hour or more. Some days, he can't walk correctly.
``He's not a happy child,'' said his mother, Kim Satterfield of Ferndale, Mich.
Doctors have told her there is no known cause for his condition _ hydrocephalus, a fluid buildup on the brain.
But Friday, she was left wondering, after hearing the news from a Boston study: Pregnant women who take high doses of vitamin A are more likely to have babies with certain birth defects, including hydrocephalus.
She'll never know if the vitamins she took during pregnancy, on her doctor's recommendation, caused her son's problem. She doesn't recall the dosages or types…
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