Long-term efficacy, tolerability, and retention of brivaracetam in epilepsy treatment: A longitudinal multicenter study with up to 5 years of follow-up.
Adam StrzelczykClara ZavetaFelix von PodewilsGabriel MöddelLisa LangenbruchStjepana KovacCatrin MannLaurent Maximilian WillemsJuliane SchulzBarbara FiedlerGerhard KurlemannSusanne Schubert-BastFelix RosenowIsabelle BeuchatPublished in: Epilepsia (2021)
BRV showed a clinically useful 50% responder rate of 33% at 12 months and overall retention of >50%, despite 90% of included patients having previous LEV exposure. BRV was well tolerated; however, psychobehavioral adverse events occurred in one out of 10 patients. Although we identified short-term response and retention predictors, we could not identify significant predictors for long-term outcomes.