Teratogenic effect of carbamazepine

Arch Dis Child. 1991 May;66(5):641-2. doi: 10.1136/adc.66.5.641.

Abstract

A girl was born to a mother who had undergone treatment for epilepsy with carbamazepine during pregnancy. The infant had dysmorphic features and was physically and mentally retarded. We consider that the malformations were the result of the maternal treatment with carbamazepine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Drug-Induced*
  • Adult
  • Carbamazepine / adverse effects*
  • Carbamazepine / therapeutic use
  • Epilepsy / drug therapy
  • Facial Bones / abnormalities
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intellectual Disability / chemically induced
  • Maternal-Fetal Exchange
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / drug therapy
  • Psychomotor Disorders / chemically induced

Substances

  • Carbamazepine