Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

5 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 40%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 20%Moderate 0 · 0%High 2 · 40%

Seizures · people with traumatic head injuries

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacological treatments for preventing epilepsy following traumatic head injury 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Early seizures (number of seizures) · people with traumatic head injuries

Neuroprotective agent showed no clear difference in early seizure Count of events compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacological treatments for preventing epilepsy following traumatic head injury 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.99 [0.12, 73]
1 study · 499 participants
Low

Late seizures (number of seizures) · people with traumatic head injuries

Neuroprotective agent showed no clear difference in late seizure Count of events compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacological treatments for preventing epilepsy following traumatic head injury 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.07 [0.53, 2.17]
1 study · 498 participants
High

All‐cause mortality · people with traumatic head injuries

Neuroprotective agent showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacological treatments for preventing epilepsy following traumatic head injury 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.2 [0.8, 1.81]
1 study · 466 participants
High

Any serious adverse event of treatment · people with traumatic head injuries

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacological treatments for preventing epilepsy following traumatic head injury 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported