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Table 2 Treatment withdrawal and seizure freedom rates for levetiracetam and standard antiepileptic drugs (intent-to-treat population)

From: Comparative effectiveness of levetiracetam, valproate and carbamazepine among elderly patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy: subgroup analysis of the randomized, unblinded KOMET study

 

Levetiracetam

(n = 152)

Standard antiepileptic drugs

(n = 155)

Treatment withdrawal rate, % (95 % CI)

 6 months

14.5 (9.8–21.1)

34.2 (27.3–42.2)

 12 months

20.4 (14.8–27.7)

38.7 (31.6–46.9)

Seizure freedom rate, % (95 % CI)

 6 months

65.6 (57.1–72.8)

62.9 (53.7–70.7)

 12 months

61.8 (53.2–69.3)

59.1 (49.8–67.3)

  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval