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Combined effects of levetiracetam and sodium valproate on paediatric patients with epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY
卷 95, 期 -, 页码 17-25

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DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.12.003

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sodium valproate; levetiracetam; antiseizure medicines; paediatric epilepsy; meta-analysis

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [81872846, 81673413]
  2. Jiangsu Province Students Research and Training Program [S202110286164]

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Based on the meta-analysis, the combination of sodium valproate and levetiracetam in the treatment of pediatric epilepsy significantly improves the overall therapeutic effect and reduces the occurrence of adverse drug reactions.
Objective: To estimate the safety and efficacy of sodium valproate combined with levetiracetam in paediatric patients with epilepsy based on randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Methods: The Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science, Chinese Journal Full-Text Database (CNKI), WANG-FANG DATA and Sino Med were searched between January 1946 and May 2021. The included literature was randomized controlled clinical trials focusing on sodium valproate combined with levetiracetam in paediatric patients with epilepsy. Two evaluators separately collected the data based on the retrieval strategy, filtered the literature in accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and summarized the literature that satisfied the criteria. The statistical programme used for the meta-analysis was Stata V14.0. Results: Of 577 original titles screened, data were extracted from 7 studies (617 participants). Compared with sodium valproate alone or sodium valproate combined with topiramate, the application of sodium valproate combined with levetiracetam in the treatment of paediatric epilepsy significantly improved the overall therapeutic effect (RR-1.24, 95% CI: 1.16 to 1.33, p=0.927). The observation group significantly reduced the occurrence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) (RR=0.54, 95% CI: 0.37 to 0.79, p=0.602). Egger's regression test of the overall therapeutic effect showed no potential publication bias (p=0.122). Conclusion: Based on this meta-analysis, compared with sodium valproate alone or sodium valproate with topiramate, the application of sodium valproate combined with levetiracetam in the treatment of paediatric epilepsy can significantly improve the overall therapeutic effect and simultaneously reduce the occurrence of ADR. Therefore, we recommend sodium valproate combined with levetiracetam for the therapy of paediatric patients with epilepsy.

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