Abstract
Purpose: We examined the effect of adjunctive levetiracetam (LEV; 1,000 to 3,000 mg/day) on the number of seizure-free days gained per quarter in adult patients with refractory partial-onset epilepsy. Methods: The treatment effect was studied in a meta-analysis using individual patient data of a subpopulation of patients (n = 846) emerging from the three randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III trials (n = 904). Results: Adding LEV effectively increased the number of days without seizures by 5.19 days per quarter [95% confidence interval (CI), 3.63-6.76; p = 0.0001; titration and stable dose periods]. Conclusions: LEV adjunctive treatment shows a clear benefit in terms of seizure-free days gained for patients with refractory epilepsy. This gain is significant for the pooled and for each LEV dose compared with placebo.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1350-1352 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Epilepsia |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2003 |
Keywords
- Effectiveness
- Epilepsy
- Levetiracetam
- Seizure-free days