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Table 1 Anti-seizure medications used by eligible patients in relation to seizure control during pregnancy

From: Seizure control during pregnancy and postpartum period in women with epilepsy: an Egyptian prospective study

ASMs at conception

Seizures during the entire pregnancy

Yes (n = 52)

No (n = 73)

Valproate monotherapy

2 (3.8%)

4 (5.5%)

Levetiracetam monotherapy

13 (25%)

32 (43.8%)

Carbamazepine monotherapy

9 (17.3%)

14 (19.2%)

Lamotrigine monotherapy

1 (1.9%)

0 (0.0%)

Oxcarbazepine monotherapy

3 (5.8%)

0 (0.0%)

Polytherapy

24 (46.2%)

23 (31.5%)

  1. ASMs anti-seizure medications