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 (Felbamate) (Epilepsy) 2024 |
Worldwide (47 countries) 1999 - 2022 prospective cohort |
The International Registry of Antiepileptic Drugs and Pregnancy (EURAP). | Pregnant women with epilepsy exposed to Felbamate 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 | 3 / 3584 | Overlapping/Update: Battino 2024 (1999-2022) updates and totally includes Tomson 2018 (1999-2016), Tomson 2011 and Jimenez 2020 (1 center in Spain 2000-2018) => Use of Battino 2024 for the 8 (plus 16 in eSupp) monotherapies studied. | |
Reporting physicians collected information on drug therapy after each trimester. | ||||||||
Katz (Felbamate) 2001 |
USA 1990 - 2000 retrospective cohort |
Department of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine. | Newborn of women with epilepsy exposed to felbamate monotherapy during pregnancy. (This is a subgroup of exposure among the whole exposed group considered in the study). |
exposed to other treatment, sick
Newborn of women with epilepsy exposed to lamotrigine monotherapy during pregnancy. |
during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) | 5 / 3 | The analysis of developmental delay excluded the 20 pregnancies occurring within 1 year of chart review because of insufficient time to evaluate developmental milestones. | |
Telephone interviews were given to the patient as a supplement to the chart analysis. Spouses were interviewed only when additional information could not be provided by the patient. |
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;