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Summary of findings: needle acupuncture vs valproate

Seizure freedom · participants with epilepsy (one included study only recruited children with absence epilepsy while another included study recruited both…

Summary of findings: needle acupuncture showed no clear difference in seizure freedom ( compared with valproate (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for epilepsy 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.75 [0.93, 3.27]
2 studies · 180 participants
Low

Summary of findings: needle acupuncture plus valproate vs valproate

Seizure freedom · participants with generalised epilepsy

Summary of findings: needle acupuncture plus valproate showed no clear difference in seizure freedom ( compared with valproate alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for epilepsy 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.97 [0.72, 1.3]
2 studies · 150 participants
Moderate