Retrospective Evaluation of Perampanel in a French Neurology and Epileptology Department (Hospices Civil de Lyon) (PERLYON)

Civil Hospices of Lyon

Status

Completed

Conditions

Refractory Epilepsy

Treatments

Drug: Perampanel

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02876289

69HCL16_0556

Details and patient eligibility

About

Perampanel is a non-competitive antagonist of the AMPA ( 2-amino-3-(5-méthyl-3-hydroxy-1,2-oxazol-4-yl)) propanoïc acid receptors which was approved by the European Medicines Agency as adjunctive treatment for partial-onset seizures in patients 12 years and older, in 2012. The aim of this study is to evaluate effectiveness and safety of perampanel as add-on treatment in patients with refractory epilepsy.

The investigators retrospectively collected and analyzed the data of patients with refractory epilepsy who had been treated with perampanel between May of 2014 and April of 2015. In total, one hundred and ten patients were included (mean age 41 [SD = 15.2]). The mean duration of epilepsy was 25 years (SD = 14.4). The mean perampanel dose was 5.7 mg/d (SD = 2.3). The retention rate was 77% at 6 months and 61% at 12 months. After 6 months, the responder rate was 35.5%. Eight patients (7.3%) became seizure free. Adverse effects were reported in 60 patients (54.5%). Most common side effects were behaviour disturbance (22.7%), dizziness (15.5%), asthenia (11.8), somnolence (10%) and ataxia (9.1).

Enrollment

110 patients

Sex

All

Ages

16 to 86 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria