Kimford J. Meador

TL;DR: In utero exposure to valproate, as compared with other commonly used antiepileptic drugs, is associated with an increased risk of impaired cognitive function at 3 years of age, and this finding supports a recommendation thatValproate not be used as a first-choice drug in women of childbearing potential.

TL;DR: The development of a questionnaire to assess health‐related quality of‐life in people with epilepsy and the process of cross‐cultural translations of the questionnaire are reported.

TL;DR: Reliability and validity of an instrument to measure health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) in epilepsy showed that the epilepsy‐targeted factor and three of its four component scales were more sensitive to categorization of patients by severity of seizure frequency and type than scales tapping physical health, mental health, or cognitive function.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of commonly used antiepileptic drugs on cognitive outcomes in children up to 6 years of age were assessed with linear regression adjusted for maternal IQ and periconceptional folate.

TL;DR: The NDDI-E could enable rapid detection and improve management of depression in epilepsy in accordance with internationally recognised guidelines and showed optimum sensitivity, specificity, and predictive power at a cut score of more than 15.