The interaction between epilepsy and pregnancy has been studied for many years; nonetheless the risk associated with individual antiepileptic drug has not been adequately characterized up to date. Moreover, virtually nothing is known about the possible human teratogenicity of the newer antiepileptic drugs. Because of the complexity of the mechanisms involved, the crucial evidence needed can only come from very large populationbased studies, and a collaborative European multicentre investigation has been set up to this purpose. Specific objectives include the evaluation of the risk of major foetal malformations and of delay in prenatal growth following exposure to antiepileptic drugs, assessment of the pattern of congenital abnormalities associated with older and newer antiepileptic drugs and their combinations, and identification of possible relationships with dosage and with a variety of other risk factors. All women exposed to antiepileptic drugs at the time of conception are eligible for entry. The protocol is purely observational and does not entail any change in prescribing pattern or management policies, which are left to the discretion of the treating physician. Data obtained during prospective monitoring for up to 1 year after birth are regularly collected in especially designed forms and entered into Regional Registries prior to transfer to a Central European Registry of Antiepileptic Drugs and Pregnancy (EURAP). Evaluations of incidence and prevalence of teratogenic endpoints will be based exclusively on cases enrolled before foetal outcome is known and in any case not after the 16th week of pregnancy. Cases enrolled after birth, after the 16th week of pregnancy or after prenatal diagnosis will only be reported descriptively. The study is being implemented gradually in 19 countries in Western and Eastern Europe. Wide participation from interested physicians is essential for the achievement of the study objectives, which are expected to lead to important advances in prepregnancy counselling and overall clinical management of women with epilepsy.
KeywordsAntiepileptic drugsEpilepsyPregnancyWomanCategoriesEpilepsias y síndromes epilépticos
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