TY - JOUR T1 - AEDs or no AEDs during pregnancy? That is the question JF - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry JO - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry SP - 673 LP - 673 DO - 10.1136/jnnp-2017-317924 VL - 89 IS - 7 AU - Richard F M Chin Y1 - 2018/07/01 UR - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/89/7/673.abstract N2 - Lacey and colleagues take the innovative approach of using linkage of routine-collected health and national education data to carry out a matched case–control study to assess educational attainment of children born to mothers with epilepsy1. Their main finding was in utero exposure to antiepileptic drugs (AED) in combination, or sodium valproate alone, is associated with a significant decrease in attainment in national educational tests for 7-year-old children compared with both the matched control group and the all-Wales national average. Arguably, at first glance, this may not seem like news per se but there are several points that make it highly noteworthy.Previous studies have … ER -