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Carbamazepine vs phenytoin: Time to first seizure (post‐randomisation) ‐ stratified by epilepsy type: generalised onset seizures (tonic‐clonic only) Range of

Carbamazepine showed no clear difference in time to first seizure after randomisationSubgroup: generalisedonset… compared with phenytoin (secondary outcomes) (low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Carbamazepine vs phenytoin (secondary outcomes)
Time to first seizure after randomisationSubgroup: generalisedonset tonic clonic seizures Range of · adults and children with new‐onset focal or generalised epilepsy
Carbamazepine showed no clear difference in time to first seizure after randomisationSubgroup: generalisedonset… compared with phenytoin (secondary outcomes) (low certainty).
Carbamazepine versus phenytoin monotherapy for epilepsy: an individual participant data review (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 1.19 [0.81, 1.75]3 studies · 150 participantsLow

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Carbamazepine versus phenytoin monotherapy for epilepsy: an individual participant data review
2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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How reviews are matched to this question

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