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No studies found 1,891 · 21.1%GRADE not reported 380 · 4.2%Very low 2,100 · 23.5%Low 2,449 · 27.4%Moderate 1,684 · 18.8%High 449 · 5%

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Lamotrigine vs carbamazepine

Time to treatment failure (any reason related to treatment) Subgroup: focal onset seizures Range of · adults and children with focal onset or generalised onset seizures (generalised tonic‐clonic with or without other generalised seizure…

Summary of findings: lamotrigine probably leads to lower time to treatment failure (any reason related to treatment)… compared with carbamazepine (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lamotrigine vs carbamazepine

Time to treatment failure (any reason related to treatment) Subgroup: generalised onset seizures Range of · adults and children with focal onset or generalised onset seizures (generalised tonic‐clonic with or without other generalised seizure…

Summary of findings: lamotrigine may leads to lower time to treatment failure (any reason related to treatment)… compared with carbamazepine (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lamotrigine vs carbamazepine

Time to first seizure ‐ all participants Range of · adults and children with focal onset or generalised onset seizures (generalised tonic‐clonic with or without other generalised seizure…

Summary of findings: lamotrigine leads to higher time to first seizure All participants Range of compared with carbamazepine (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lamotrigine vs carbamazepine

Time to first seizure (post‐randomisation) Subgroup: focal onset seizures Range of · adults and children with focal onset or generalised onset seizures (generalised tonic‐clonic with or without other generalised seizure…

Summary of findings: lamotrigine leads to higher time to first seizure Subgroup: focal onset seizures Range of compared with carbamazepine (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lamotrigine vs carbamazepine

Time to first seizure ‐ generalised epilepsy Range of · adults and children with focal onset or generalised onset seizures (generalised tonic‐clonic with or without other generalised seizure…

Summary of findings: lamotrigine showed no clear difference in time to first seizure Subgroup: generalised onset seizures Range of compared with carbamazepine (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lamotrigine vs carbamazepine

Time to 12‐month remission ‐ all participants Range of · adults and children with focal onset or generalised onset seizures (generalised tonic‐clonic with or without other generalised seizure…

Summary of findings: lamotrigine showed no clear difference in time to 12‐month remission All participants Range of compared with carbamazepine (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Carbamazepine vs phenobarbitone

Time to treatment failure (any reason related to treatment) All participants Range of · adults and children with newly onset partial or generalised epilepsy

Carbamazepine probably leads to lower time to treatment failure (any reason related to treatment) All… compared with phenobarbitone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Carbamazepine vs phenobarbitone

Time to treatment failure (any reason related to treatment) Subgroup: focal onset seizures Range of · adults and children with newly onset partial or generalised epilepsy

Carbamazepine may leads to lower time to treatment failure (any reason related to treatment)… compared with phenobarbitone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Carbamazepine vs phenobarbitone

Time to treatment failure (any reason related to treatment) Subgroup: generalised onset seizures (tonic‐clonic only) Range of · adults and children with newly onset partial or generalised epilepsy

Carbamazepine showed no clear difference in time to treatment failure (any reason related to treatment)… compared with phenobarbitone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Carbamazepine vs phenobarbitone

Time to first seizure (post‐randomisation) All participants Range of · adults and children with newly onset partial or generalised epilepsy

Carbamazepine showed no clear difference in time to first seizure (post‐randomisation) All participants Range of compared with phenobarbitone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Carbamazepine vs phenobarbitone

Time to first seizure (post‐randomisation) Subgroup: focal onset seizures Range of · adults and children with newly onset partial or generalised epilepsy

Carbamazepine probably leads to higher time to first seizure (post‐randomisation) Subgroup: focal onset… compared with phenobarbitone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Carbamazepine vs phenobarbitone

Time to first seizure (post‐randomisation) ‐ stratified by epilepsy type: generalised onset seizures (tonic‐clonic only) Range of · adults and children with newly onset partial or generalised epilepsy

Carbamazepine showed no clear difference in time to first seizure (post‐randomisation) Subgroup: generalised… compared with phenobarbitone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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 vs phenobarbitone

Time to 12‐month remission ‐ stratified by epilepsy type ‐ Generalized onset seizures (tonic‐clonic only) 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

Any antihypertensive drug vs no antihypertensive drugs/placebo

Maternal · women with mild to moderate hypertension during pregnancy

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

2 findings from 1 review

Any antihypertensive drug vs no antihypertensive drugs/placebo

Changed/stopped drugs due to maternal side‐effects · women with mild to moderate hypertension during pregnancy

Any antihypertensive drug showed no clear difference in changed/stopped drugs due to maternal side‐effects compared with no antihypertensive drugs/placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Any antihypertensive drug vs no antihypertensive drugs/placebo

Elective delivery (induction of labour + elective caesarean section) · women with mild to moderate hypertension during pregnancy

Any antihypertensive drug showed no clear difference in elective delivery (induction of labour + elective caesarean section) compared with no antihypertensive drugs/placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review