Monotherapy With Levetiracetam or Carbamazepine in Patients Suffering From Epilepsy.

Summary

A double-blind follow-up trial assessing the long term safety of Levetiracetam as per adverse events reporting, physical and neurological examination and vital signs

Timeline

Start

2003-07

Primary completion

2005-11

Completion

2005-11

Publications

• Results Brodie MJ, Perucca E, Ryvlin P, Ben-Menachem E, Meencke HJ; Levetiracetam Monotherapy Study Group. Comparison of levetiracetam and controlled-release carbamazepine in newly diagnosed epilepsy. Neurology. 2007 Feb 6;68(6):402-8. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000252941.50833.4a.

Drugs

Indications