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Nimodipine vs placebo: 50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency Number of seizures

Nimodipine showed no clear difference in 50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency Number of seizures compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Nimodipine vs placebo
50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency Number of seizures · patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy
Nimodipine showed no clear difference in 50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency Number of seizures compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
Calcium antagonists as an add‐on therapy for drug‐resistant epilepsy (2013) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 7.78 [0.46, 130.88]1 study · 17 participantsModerate

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Calcium antagonists as an add‐on therapy for drug‐resistant epilepsy
2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

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