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Sodium valproate vs phenytoin monotherapy

Time to achieve 12‐month remission (seizure‐free period) Subgroup: focal onset seizures Range of · adults and children with newly‐onset focal onset or generalised tonic‐clonic seizures

Sodium valproate showed no clear difference in time to achieve 12‐month remission (seizure‐free period) Subgroup:… compared with phenytoin monotherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Sodium valproate versus phenytoin monotherapy for epilepsy: an individual participant data review 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 1.11 [0.78, 1.6]
4 studies · 244 participants
Moderate

Carbamazepine vs phenobarbitone

Time to achieve 12‐month remission (seizure‐free period) Subgroup: focal onset seizures Range of · adults and children with newly onset partial or generalised epilepsy

Carbamazepine showed no clear difference in time to achieve 12‐month remission (seizure‐free period) Subgroup:… compared with phenobarbitone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Carbamazepine versus phenobarbitone monotherapy for epilepsy: an individual participant data review 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 0.92 [0.67, 1.25]
4 studies · 525 participants
Low