Antiepileptic drugs as prophylaxis for postcraniotomy seizures.

May 2018

This is an updated version of the Cochrane Review previously published in Issue 3, 2015.The incidence of seizures following supratentorial craniotomy for non‐traumatic pathology has been estimated to be between 15% to 20%; however, the risk of ...

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Antiepileptic drugs as prophylaxis for postcraniotomy seizures.

Cochrane Library Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Antiepileptic drugs as prophylaxis for postcraniotomy seizures (Review) Greenhalgh J, Weston J, Dundar Y, Nevitt SJ, Marson AG Greenhalgh J, Weston J, Dundar Y, Nevitt SJ, Marson AG. Antiepileptic drugs as prophylaxis for postcraniotomy seizures. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD007286. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007286.pub4. www.cochranelibrary.com Antiepileptic drugs as prophylaxis for postcraniotomy seizures (Review) Copyright © 2018 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Cochrane Library Trusted evidence. Informed decisions. Better health. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews TABLE OF CONTENTS HEADER......................................................................................................................................................................................................... ABSTRACT..................................................................................................................................................................................................... PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY....................................................................................................................................................................... SUMMARY OF FINDINGS.............................................................................................................................................................................. BACKGROUND.............................................................................................................................................................................................. OBJECTIVES.................................................................................................................................................................................................. METHODS..................................................................................................................................................................................................... RESULTS........................................................................................................................................................................................................ Figure 1.................................................................................................................................................................................................. Figure 2.................................................................................................................................................................................................. DISCUSSION.................................................................................................................................................................................................. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS........................................................................................................................................................................... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS................................................................................................................................................................................ REFERENCES................................................................................................................................................................................................ CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDIES.................................................................................................................................................................. DATA AND ANALYSES.................................................................................................................................................................................... Analysis 1.1. Comparison 1 Antiepileptic drugs as prophylaxis for postcraniotomy seizures, Outcome 1 All seizures................... Analysis 1.2. Comparison 1 Antiepileptic drugs as prophylaxis for postcraniotomy seizures, Outcome 2 Early seizures............... Analysis 1.3. Comparison 1 Antiepileptic drugs as prophylaxis for postcraniotomy seizures, Outcome 3 Late seizures................ Analysis 1.4. Comparison 1 Antiepileptic drugs as prophylaxis for postcraniotomy seizures, Outcome 4 Deaths.......................... Analysis 1.5. Comparison 1 Antiepileptic drugs as prophylaxis for postcraniotomy seizures, Outcome 5 Adverse events............. ADDITIONAL TABLES.................................................................................................................................................................................... APPENDICES................................................................................................................................................................................................. WHAT'S NEW................................................................................................................................................................................................. HISTORY........................................................................................................................................................................................................ CONTRIBUTIONS OF AUTHORS................................................................................................................................................................... DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST..................................................................................................................................................................... SOURCES OF SUPPORT............................................................................................................................................................................... DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PROTOCOL AND REVIEW.................................................................................................................................... INDEX TERMS............................................................................................................................................................................................... Antiepileptic drugs as prophylaxis for postcraniotomy seizures (Review) Copyright © 2018 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 1 1 2 3 6 6 6 8 9 11 14 15 15 16 18 29 31 32 33 33 34 34 39 42 42 42 42 42 43 43 i Cochrane Library Trusted evidence. Informed decisions. Better health. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [Intervention Review] Antiepileptic drugs as prophylaxis for postcraniotomy seizures Janette Greenhalgh1, Jennifer Weston2, Yenal Dundar1,3, Sarah J Nevitt4, Anthony G Marson2 1Liverpool Reviews and Implementation Group, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. 2Department of Molecular and (...truncated)


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J. Greenhalgh, J. Weston, Y. Dundar, S. Nevitt, A. Marson. Antiepileptic drugs as prophylaxis for postcraniotomy seizures., 2018, pp. CD007286, Volume 5, Issue 5, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007286.pub4