Epilepsy prevalence is high among infants, but treatment guidelines are not clear. We conducted a scoping review of interventions to manage epilepsy in infants, and identified 37 studies. Most studies reported that interventions were effective (22 studies; 76 %), but randomized controlled trials were uncommon (7 studies; 19 %) and sample sizes were small (range: 2 to 284 participants; mean: 69.4; 95 % confidence interval: 49.5, 89.2). Additional high quality research and systematic reviews on interventions for infantile epilepsy are needed to establish better treatment guidelines for the disease.
Keywords: Epilepsy; Evidence map; Infants; Scoping review.
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