Table 1

Maternal data

Mother noType of epilepsyEpileptic attack during pregnancyMedicationDaily dose of antiepileptic drug(s) in g/24 hours + range of plasma concentrations of (total valproate) and [free valproate] in μmol/lPoor compliance
1st trimester2nd trimester3rd trimester
1Primary generalisedValproate1.01.0→1.5 (238–348) [29–63]1.5 (226–338) [28–54]
2Primary generalisedValproate0.9 (310–343)0.90.9→2.1 (212–362)
3Primary generalisedValproate0.60.6 (243)0.6→2.1 (250–583)
4Primary generalisedValproate0.60.6→0.9 (247)0.9 (298–427)
5Primary generalisedValproate1.0 (412) [27]1.0 (306–381) [26–39]1.0 (262–304) [29–35]
6Complex partial+Valproate1.11.11.1→1.5 (280–319)
7Primary generalisedValproate1.01.0 (275–422) [38–63]1.3 (274–408) [42–55]
8Primary generalisedValproate1.0 (122) [7]1.0 (266–267) [27]1.0 (146–204) [17–26]
9Primary generalisedValproate0.5 (329) [32]0.5 (239–275) [21–25]0.5 (222–247) [23–24]
10Primary generalisedValproate1.0 (273–290) [24–28]1.0 (264–290) [23–38]1.0 (174–392) [21–53]
11Primary generalisedValproate1.0 (607) [50]1.0 (390–536) [49–56]1.0 (251–304) [31–56]
12Primary generalisedValproate0.9 (327)0.9 (238–309)1.2→1.5 (334–362)
13Primary generalisedValproate0.8 (269) [18]0.8→1.0 (281–321) [19–25]1.0 (272–360) [35–42]
14Primary generalisedValproate1.6 (434) [43]1.6 (373–615) [65–70]1.6 (308–422) [30–52]
15Primary generalisedValproate1.5 (283) [20]1.5 (249–314) [24–38]1.5 (269–312) [29–33]
16Primary generalisedValproate1.2 (416) [55]1.2→1.5 (287–310) [20–47]1.5 (278–314) [30–51]
17Primary generalisedValproate1.0 (302) [20]1.0 (223–260) [20–27]1.0 (179–225) [19–33]
18Primary generalisedValproate0.3 (78) [3]0.3 (77–82) [5]0.3 (52–63) [5]
19Primary generalisedValproate0.9 (264–373) [22–40]0.9 (236–334) [34–58]0.9 (195–260) [31–45]
20Primary generalisedValproate1.0 (568–609) [62]1.0 (469–537) [56–64]1.0 (422–436) [51–69]
21Complex partial+Valproate4.24.8 (22–446) [6–81]4.8 (238–316) [44–78]+
carbamazepine2.42.8 (6–44) [2–10]2.8 (23–29) [7–16]
22Complex partial+Valproate1.5 (289) [26]1.5 (108–165) [15–26]1.5 (123–141) [12]
carbamazepine1.0 (26) [7]1.0 (25) [5]1.0 (22–29) [5–11]