An evidence map of treatments for infantile epilepsy.

Epilepsy Res

Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States; Southern California Evidence Review Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, United States.

Published: December 2021

Epilepsy prevalence is high among infants, but treatment guidelines are not clear. We conducted a scoping review of interventions to manage epilepsy in infants, and identified 37 studies. Most studies reported that interventions were effective (22 studies; 76 %), but randomized controlled trials were uncommon (7 studies; 19 %) and sample sizes were small (range: 2 to 284 participants; mean: 69.4; 95 % confidence interval: 49.5, 89.2). Additional high quality research and systematic reviews on interventions for infantile epilepsy are needed to establish better treatment guidelines for the disease.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2021.106781DOI Listing

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