Description: For some patients with epilepsy, it is thought that the seizure medicines they take may be causing some of their language problems. In particular, disturbances in naming and comprehension have been associated with use of some of the newer medications, such as Topamax (topiramate). With our current understanding of the actions and effects of these medications, however, it is difficult to understand how they could specifically affect language and not other mental functions. It appears that reported language problems are likely to be a secondary result of more general effects on cognition or attention rather than a disturbance in language alone.