Battino (Methsuximide) (Epilepsy), 2024
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prospective cohort
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Reporting physicians collected information on drug therapy after each trimester.
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Abnormalities in the offspring were recorded descriptively by reporting physicians. A committee blinded to type of exposure assessed and categorized these abnormalities. When necessary, the committee solicited additional information from the reporting physicians.
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Exclusion of pregnancies exposed to known teratogenic drugs, and those with comorbidities associated with teratogenic risks. No adjustment for this group of comparison.
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Samrén (Methsuximide), 1999
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retrospective cohort
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Data were collected from medical records and include medication. The prescribed dose of thedrugs was also retrieved from obstetric files.
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Data were collected from medical records and include information on pregnancy and child. Information on major congenital abnormalities was completed with information from the pediatrician whenever necessary.
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Matched for age (±2 years) and parity of the mother, and sex, birth year, and hospital of delivery of the child.
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