Study designs of evaluations included in the review
Post-test only, single-group pre-test-post-test, parallel groups, crossover (with or without randomised treatment allocation).
Specific interventions included in the review
Long-term treatment with currently used anti-epileptic medication either in monotherapy or polytherapy modalities.
Participants included in the review
Patients with epilepsy receiving long-term anti-epileptic drug (AED) treatment (participants ranged from school age children to adults) and healthy volunteers.
Outcomes assessed in the review
Psychometrically-assessed cognitive functions were assessed.
How were decisions on the relevance of primary studies made?
The authors do not state how the papers were selected for the review, or how many of the authors performed the selection.