What do systematic reviews say?

Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints plus antiepileptic drugs vs antiepileptic drugs alone

Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints plus… showed no clear difference in frequency of adverse effects ‐ nausea ( compared with antiepileptic drugs alone (low certainty).

• Acupuncture for epilepsy 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.33 [0.09, 1.17]
  1 study · 120 participants
  Low

Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints plus antiepileptic drugs vs antiepileptic drugs alone

Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints plus… showed no clear difference in frequency of adverse effects ‐ malaise ( compared with antiepileptic drugs alone (low certainty).

• Acupuncture for epilepsy 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.5 [0.22, 1.15]
  1 study · 120 participants
  Low

Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints plus antiepileptic drugs vs antiepileptic drugs alone

Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints plus… showed no clear difference in frequency of adverse effects ‐ anorexia ( compared with antiepileptic drugs alone (low certainty).

• Acupuncture for epilepsy 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.25 [0.06, 1.13]
  1 study · 120 participants
  Low

Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints plus antiepileptic drugs vs antiepileptic drugs alone

Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints plus… may leads to lower frequency of adverse effects ‐ dizziness ( compared with antiepileptic drugs alone (low certainty).

• Acupuncture for epilepsy 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.33 [0.13, 0.86]
  1 study · 120 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

The intervention may leads to higher adverse effects (low certainty).

• Antiepileptic drugs for the treatment of infants with severe myoclonic epilepsy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 3.73 [1.81, 7.67]
  1 study · 41 participants
  Low

Tocainide vs carbamazepine

• Non‐antiepileptic drugs for trigeminal neuralgia 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 24 participants
  GRADE not reported

Proparacaine hydrochloride 0.5% eye drops vs placebo

• Non‐antiepileptic drugs for trigeminal neuralgia 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 47 participants
  GRADE not reported

Tizanidine vs carbamazepine

• Non‐antiepileptic drugs for trigeminal neuralgia 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 11 participants
  GRADE not reported

Intervention not reported

• Antiepileptic drugs as prophylaxis for postcraniotomy seizures 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  8 studies · 1165 participants
  Low

PIMOZIDE vs carbamazepine

• Non‐antiepileptic drugs for trigeminal neuralgia 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 96 participants
  GRADE not reported