Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Treatment withdrawal · people with drug‐resistant focal epilepsy

Brivaracetam showed no clear difference in treatment withdrawal compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Brivaracetam add‐on therapy for drug‐resistant epilepsy 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.27 [0.94, 1.74]
6 studies · 2411 participants
Low

Withdrawals due to adverse events · people with drug‐resistant focal epilepsy

Brivaracetam may leads to higher proportion of participants who experienced adverse events leading to… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Brivaracetam add‐on therapy for drug‐resistant epilepsy 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.54 [1.02, 2.33]
6 studies · 2411 participants
Low