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Cases of birth defects after ATD treatment had been initiated or terminated within the first 10 weeks of pregnancy were identified and studied in detail.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 92 publications were read in detail. Two recent large controlled studies showed ATD-associated birth defects in 2\u20133% of exposed children, and MMI\/CMZ-associated defects were often severe. Out of the total number of publications, 17 included cases of birth defects with early pregnancy stop\/start of ATD treatment, and these cases suggested that the high risk was confined to gestational weeks 6\u201310, which is the major period of organogenesis. 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