Perampanel: Another Choice for Patients with Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy who Have Tonic–Clonic Seizures
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Perampanel for tonic-clonic seizures in idiopathic generalized epilepsy
OBJECTIVE To assess efficacy and safety of adjunctive perampanel in patients with drug-resistant, primary generalized tonic-clonic (PGTC) seizures in idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE). METHODS In this multicenter, double-blind study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01393743; funded by Eisai Inc.), patients 12 years or older with PGTC seizures and IGE were randomized to placebo or peramp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Epilepsy Currents
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1535-7597,1535-7511
DOI: 10.5698/1535-7597-16.1.27