Comparison 4. Needle acupuncture versus phenytoin.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency	2	150	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.43 [0.46, 4.44]
2 75% or greater reduction in seizure frequency	2	150	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.14 [1.47, 3.10]
3 25% or greater reduction in seizure frequency	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
4 Post‐treatment seizure frequency	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only