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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

283 questions · 285 findings · 33 reviews · Epilepsy

No studies found 31 · 10.9%GRADE not reported 13 · 4.6%Very low 33 · 11.6%Low 80 · 28.1%Moderate 96 · 33.7%High 32 · 11.2%

Brivaracetam vs placebo

50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency · people with drug‐resistant focal epilepsy

Brivaracetam probably leads to higher 50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency (responder rate) compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Brivaracetam vs placebo

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 vs placebo

Adverse events as N of participants with at least one adverse event objective · people with drug‐resistant focal epilepsy

Brivaracetam showed no clear difference in proportion of participants who experienced any adverse events compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Clonazepam vs carbamazepine

Proportion of participants with treatment‐emergent adverse events (TEAEs) ‐ Leading to discontinuation during the treatment period № of participants: 36 (1 RCT) · people with newly diagnosed epilepsy

It is very uncertain whether clonazepam changes proportion of participants with treatment‐emergent adverse events… compared with carbamazepine (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review