Perampanel reduces seizure frequency in patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy for a long term

Abstract Seizures in patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) are often highly resistant to various antiseizure medications. Perampanel (PER) is a novel antiseizure medication that non-competitively inhibits the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor a...

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Main Authors: Hirokazu Yamagishi, Hitoshi Osaka, Kazuhiro Muramatsu, Karin Kojima, Yukifumi Monden, Tadahiro Mitani, Yuta Asakura, Keizo Wakae, Kohei Nagai, Toshihiro Tajima
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82014-5
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Hitoshi Osaka
Kazuhiro Muramatsu
Karin Kojima
Yukifumi Monden
Tadahiro Mitani
Yuta Asakura
Keizo Wakae
Kohei Nagai
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description Abstract Seizures in patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) are often highly resistant to various antiseizure medications. Perampanel (PER) is a novel antiseizure medication that non-competitively inhibits the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor and is expected to reduce seizure frequency not only for focal seizures and generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) but also for other seizure types. This study aimed to clarify the long-term therapeutic efficacy and tolerability of PER in patients with DEEs. We analyzed data regarding patients’ background characteristics, medication retention, trends in seizure frequency, and adverse events obtained from 24 patients with DEEs who had been on PER treatment for 60 months. The retention rates were 62.5% and 46.9% at 12 and 60 months, respectively. At 60 months after PER initiation, the rate of patients with > 50% seizure reduction was 33.3%, 33.3%, 38.5%, 54.5%, 54.5%, and 36.4% among patients with atypical absence seizures, tonic seizures, focal seizures, GTCS, myoclonic seizures, and atonic seizures, respectively. The frequency of adverse events was 70.8%. PER showed long-term efficacy in various seizure types. PER is a promising treatment option for patients with DEEs.
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spelling doaj-art-e9fd2f8406004e5a9074568569ab70c32025-08-20T02:31:00ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-12-011411910.1038/s41598-024-82014-5Perampanel reduces seizure frequency in patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy for a long termHirokazu Yamagishi0Hitoshi Osaka1Kazuhiro Muramatsu2Karin Kojima3Yukifumi Monden4Tadahiro Mitani5Yuta Asakura6Keizo Wakae7Kohei Nagai8Toshihiro Tajima9Department of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical UniversityAbstract Seizures in patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) are often highly resistant to various antiseizure medications. Perampanel (PER) is a novel antiseizure medication that non-competitively inhibits the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor and is expected to reduce seizure frequency not only for focal seizures and generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) but also for other seizure types. This study aimed to clarify the long-term therapeutic efficacy and tolerability of PER in patients with DEEs. We analyzed data regarding patients’ background characteristics, medication retention, trends in seizure frequency, and adverse events obtained from 24 patients with DEEs who had been on PER treatment for 60 months. The retention rates were 62.5% and 46.9% at 12 and 60 months, respectively. At 60 months after PER initiation, the rate of patients with > 50% seizure reduction was 33.3%, 33.3%, 38.5%, 54.5%, 54.5%, and 36.4% among patients with atypical absence seizures, tonic seizures, focal seizures, GTCS, myoclonic seizures, and atonic seizures, respectively. The frequency of adverse events was 70.8%. PER showed long-term efficacy in various seizure types. PER is a promising treatment option for patients with DEEs.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82014-5PerampanelLennox-Gastaut syndromeEpilepsy with myoclonic atonic seizuresLong-termEfficacy & safety
spellingShingle Hirokazu Yamagishi
Hitoshi Osaka
Kazuhiro Muramatsu
Karin Kojima
Yukifumi Monden
Tadahiro Mitani
Yuta Asakura
Keizo Wakae
Kohei Nagai
Toshihiro Tajima
Perampanel reduces seizure frequency in patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy for a long term
Scientific Reports
Perampanel
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Epilepsy with myoclonic atonic seizures
Long-term
Efficacy & safety
title Perampanel reduces seizure frequency in patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy for a long term
title_full Perampanel reduces seizure frequency in patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy for a long term
title_fullStr Perampanel reduces seizure frequency in patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy for a long term
title_full_unstemmed Perampanel reduces seizure frequency in patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy for a long term
title_short Perampanel reduces seizure frequency in patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy for a long term
title_sort perampanel reduces seizure frequency in patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy for a long term
topic Perampanel
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Epilepsy with myoclonic atonic seizures
Long-term
Efficacy & safety
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82014-5
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