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SynthesisZhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics2016

[Lamotrigine monotherapy in children with epilepsy: a systematic review].

Yan-Tao Liu, Ling-Li Zhang, Liang Huang, Li-Nan Zeng

Open access · greenAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yan-Tao LiuDepartment of Pharmacy, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. zhlingli@sina.com.
Ling-Li Zhang
Liang Huang
Li-Nan Zeng
Sichuan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the efficacy and safety of lamotrigine monotherapy in children with epilepsy via a systematic review.

methodsPubMed, Cochrane, CNKI, VIP, CBM, Wanfang Data were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of lamotrigine monotherapy in children with epilepsy. Literature screening, data extraction, and quality assessment were performed according to the method recommended by Cochrane Collaboration. RevMan 5.2 software was used to conduct the Meta analysis.

resultsA total of 9 RCTs involving 1 016 participants were included. Lamotrigine yielded a significantly lower complete control rate of seizure than ethosuximide, but the complete control rate of seizure showed no significant differences between lamotrigine and carbamazepine/sodium valproate. Patients treated with lamotrigine had a significantly lower incidence rate of adverse events than those treated with carbamazepine, but the incidence rate of adverse events showed no significant differences between patients treated with lamotrigine and sodium valproate/carbamazepine. The drop-out rate showed no significant differences between the three treatment groups.

conclusionsLamotrigine is an ideal alternative drug for children who do not respond to traditional antiepileptic medication or experience significant adverse reactions; however, more high-quality RCTs with a large sample size and a long follow-up time are needed to confirm these conclusions.

Indexed as

AnticonvulsantsEpilepsyHumansLamotrigineRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTriazinesAnticonvulsantsLamotrigineTriazines

Identifiers

PMID27412538
PMCPMC7388990
OpenAlexW2489287987

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