Modest improvements in IQ in children with epilepsy who underwent epilepsy surgery, a finding which was not seen in children with severe epilepsy who did not undergo surgery. 

This paper looks at the diagnostic yield of genetic testing when used for children with newly presenting early-life epilepsy. 

To identify potential pharmacokinetic interactions between the pharmaceutical formulation of cannabidiol (CBD; Epidiolex) and the commonly used antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) through an open-label safety study. Serum levels were monitored to identify interactions between CBD and AEDs.

Results of an observational cohort study examining malformation rates in 1461 pregnancies exposed to AED monotherapy and 484 pregnancies exposed to AED polytherapy over a 15-year period (1999-2014) based on the data for the outcomes of completed pregnancies recorded in the Australian Pregnancy Register from 1999 to the end of 2014 suggests fetal malformation rates have increased in polytherapy pregnancies over time, while rates had fallen in monotherapy pregnancies. Interestingly the increase in fetal malformation rates in polytherapy pregnancies seemed to have started to rise around 2005. This is around the time when the use of levetiracetam and topiramate...