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Zonisamide vs placebo: Nausea

Zonisamide probably leads to higher adverse effects: nausea (whole treatment period; any dose) compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

What each review found

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Zonisamide vs placebo
Adverse effects: nausea (whole treatment period; any dose) · patients with focal epilepsy
Zonisamide probably leads to higher adverse effects: nausea (whole treatment period; any dose) compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
Zonisamide add‐on therapy for focal epilepsy (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.15 studies · 805 participantsModerate

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Zonisamide add‐on therapy for focal epilepsy
2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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