Fetal antiepileptic drug exposure and cognitive outcomes

Despite an improvement in momentum the evidence remains incomplete for neurodevelopmental outcomes and this limits evidence-based decision making. Further efforts are required to enhance the treatment of women by giving them the confidence that both the risks and the benefits of commonly used AEDs are known. Future research should also seek to increase our understanding of the children who experience neurodevelopmental difficulties in the context of exposure in the womb to AEDs and what interventions may be successful in maximising the outcome of these children.