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80 questions · 82 findings · 13 reviews · Epilepsy

No studies found 8 · 9.8%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 3.7%Low 29 · 35.4%Moderate 31 · 37.8%High 11 · 13.4%

Clobazam vs phenytoin

Time on allocated treatment (retention time) · drug‐naïve people with focal or generalized seizures with solitary cysticercus granuloma

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Clobazam vs phenytoin

Retention [ · drug‐naïve people with focal or generalized seizures with solitary cysticercus granuloma

Clobazam may leads to higher retention at 6 months (measured by the number of treatment failures… compared with phenytoin (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Time to treatment withdrawal ‐ all participants Range of · adults and children with newly diagnosed partial onset or generalised onset seizures

The intervention may leads to higher time to treatment withdrawal ‐ all participants Range of (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Time to first seizure ‐ all participants Range of · adults and children with newly diagnosed partial onset or generalised onset seizures

The intervention showed no clear difference in time to first seizure ‐ all participants Range of (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Time to first seizure ‐ stratified by epilepsy type ‐ Partial onset Range of · adults and children with newly diagnosed partial onset or generalised onset seizures

The intervention showed no clear difference in time to first seizure ‐ stratified by epilepsy type ‐ Partial onset… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Time to treatment withdrawal ‐ stratified by seizure type ‐ Partial onset Range of · adults and children with newly diagnosed partial onset or generalised onset seizures

The intervention may leads to higher time to treatment withdrawal ‐ stratified by seizure type ‐ Partial… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Time to 12‐month remission ‐ all participants Range of · adults and children with newly diagnosed partial onset or generalised onset seizures

The intervention showed no clear difference in time to 12‐month remission ‐ all participants Range of (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Time to 12‐month remission ‐ stratified by seizure type ‐ Partial Onset Range of · adults and children with newly diagnosed partial onset or generalised onset seizures

The intervention showed no clear difference in time to 12‐month remission ‐ stratified by seizure type ‐ Partial… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Time to 6‐month remission ‐ all participants Range of · adults and children with newly diagnosed partial onset or generalised onset seizures

The intervention showed no clear difference in time to 6‐month remission ‐ all participants Range of (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Time to 6‐month remission ‐ stratified by seizure type ‐ Partial onset Range of · adults and children with newly diagnosed partial onset or generalised onset seizures

The intervention showed no clear difference in time to 6‐month remission ‐ stratified by seizure type ‐ Partial… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Carbamazepine vs phenytoin

Time to treatment failure (any reason related to treatment) All participants 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)All… compared with phenytoin (time to treatment failure) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Carbamazepine vs phenytoin

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 showed no clear difference in time to treatment failure (any reason related to treatment)… compared with phenytoin (time to treatment failure) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Carbamazepine vs phenytoin

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 after randomisationAll participants Range of compared with phenytoin (secondary outcomes) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review