Brivaracetam as add-on Treatment of Unverricht-Lundborg Disease in Adolescents and Adults

Summary

The study will compare the efficacy and safety of brivaracetam with placebo in patients with Unverricht-Lundborg disease.

Timeline

Start

2006-11

Primary completion

2007-10

Completion

2007-10

Publications

• Ben-Menachem E, Baulac M, Hong SB, Cleveland JM, Reichel C, Schulz AL, Wagener G, Brandt C. Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of brivaracetam as adjunctive therapy in patients with focal seizures, generalized onset seizures, or Unverricht-Lundborg disease: An open-label, long-term follow-up trial. Epilepsy Res. 2021 Feb;170:106526. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2020.106526. Epub 2020 Dec 4.
• Kalviainen R, Genton P, Andermann E, Andermann F, Magaudda A, Frucht SJ, Schlit AF, Gerard D, de la Loge C, von Rosenstiel P. Brivaracetam in Unverricht-Lundborg disease (EPM1): Results from two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies. Epilepsia. 2016 Feb;57(2):210-21. doi: 10.1111/epi.13275. Epub 2015 Dec 15.

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