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665 questions · 683 findings · 44 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 254 · 37.2%GRADE not reported 21 · 3.1%Very low 148 · 21.7%Low 193 · 28.3%Moderate 61 · 8.9%High 6 · 0.9%

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

Summary of findings: needle acupuncture vs valproate

50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency · participants with epilepsy (one included study only recruited children with absence epilepsy while another included study recruited both…

Summary of findings: needle acupuncture may leads to higher 50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency ( compared with valproate (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: needle acupuncture vs valproate

Post‐treatment quality of life (QOLIE‐31 score, which has a range of 0‐200, with higher score indicates better quality of life) ( · participants with epilepsy (one included study only recruited children with absence epilepsy while another included study recruited both…
1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: needle acupuncture vs valproate

Frequency of adverse effects ‐ dizziness ( · 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 frequency of adverse effects ‐ dizziness ( compared with valproate (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: needle acupuncture vs valproate

Frequency of adverse effects ‐ malaise ( · 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 frequency of adverse effects ‐ malaise ( compared with valproate (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: needle acupuncture vs valproate

Nausea · 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 frequency of adverse effects ‐ nausea ( compared with valproate (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: needle acupuncture vs valproate

Frequency of adverse effects ‐ sleepiness ( · 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 frequency of adverse effects ‐ sleepiness ( compared with valproate (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

ELECTRIC ACUPUNCTURE CONVULSIVE THERAPY vs ECT

Adverse effects: Spinal fracture (short‐term) · patients with schizophrenia

ELECTRIC ACUPUNCTURE CONVULSIVE THERAPY may leads to lower adverse effects: Spinal fracture (short‐term) compared with ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review