Study | Country Study period Study design |
Data source | Exposure definition | Non-exposure definition | Exposition period | Sample size (exposed/unexposed) Or (case / control) |
Remarks | Risk of bias |
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Battino (Methsuximide) (Epilepsy) 2024 |
Worldwide (47 countries) 1999 - 2022 prospective cohort |
The International Registry of Antiepileptic Drugs and Pregnancy (EURAP). | Pregnant women with epilepsy exposed to Methsuximide monotherapy at the time of conception. |
exposed to other treatment, sick
Pregnant women with epilepsy exposed to lamotrigine monotherapy at the time of conception. |
early pregnancy | 1 / 3584 | ||
Reporting physicians collected information on drug therapy after each trimester. | ||||||||
Samrén (Methsuximide) 1999 |
Netherlands 1972 - 1994 retrospective cohort |
28 hospitals in four provinces of the Netherlands and National Perinatal Data Base LVR. | Children born to mothers with epilepsy and using methsuximide monotherapy at least during the first trimester of pregnancy |
unexposed, disease free
Children born to nonepileptic nonexposed women. |
at least 1st trimester | 1 / 2000 | ||
Data were collected from medical records and include medication. The prescribed dose of thedrugs was also retrieved from obstetric files. |
Study | Country Study period Study design |
Data source | Case | Control | Exposition | Exposition period | Sample size (exposed/unexposed) Or (case / control) |
Remarks | Risk of bias |
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Risk of bias: : NA; : low; : moderate; : serious; : critical; : unclear;