Proportion of responders (at least 50% seizure frequency reduction in PGTCS) · people with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
It is very uncertain whether topiramate changes proportion of responders (at least 50% seizure frequency reduction… compared with valproate (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Proportion of participants who experienced at least one AE and individual AEs · people with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
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Seizure freedom · people with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
It is very uncertain whether topiramate changes number of participants who were seizure‐free compared with valproate (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Seizure freedom · participants with generalised epilepsy
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints may leads to higher seizure freedom ( compared with valproate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency · participants with generalised epilepsy
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints showed no clear difference in 50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency ( compared with valproate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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 generalised epilepsy
1 finding from 1 review
Frequency of adverse effects ‐ dizziness ( · participants with generalised epilepsy
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints showed no clear difference in frequency of adverse effects ‐ dizziness ( compared with valproate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Frequency of adverse effects ‐ malaise ( · participants with generalised epilepsy
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints showed no clear difference in frequency of adverse effects ‐ malaise ( compared with valproate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Nausea · participants with generalised epilepsy
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints showed no clear difference in frequency of adverse effects ‐ nausea ( compared with valproate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Frequency of adverse effects ‐ anorexia ( · participants with generalised epilepsy
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints may leads to lower frequency of adverse effects ‐ anorexia ( compared with valproate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
80% or greater reduction in seizure frequency ‐ not reported · absence seizures in children and adolescents
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency · absence seizures in children and adolescents
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Normalisation of the EEG ‐ not reported · absence seizures in children and adolescents
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found