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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).

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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