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ArticlePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Efficacy of Perampanel in Refractory and Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus with Suspected Inflammatory Etiology: A Case Series.

Annacarmen Nilo, Alberto Vogrig, Marco Belluzzo, Christian Lettieri, Lorenzo Verriello, Mariarosaria Valente, Giada Pauletto

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Article in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Annacarmen NiloClinical Neurology Unit, Department of Head, Neck and Neurosciences, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9827-8059
Alberto VogrigClinical Neurology Unit, Department of Head, Neck and Neurosciences, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3652-7061
Marco BelluzzoNeurology Unit, Department of Head, Neck and Neurosciences, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Christian LettieriClinical Neurology Unit, Department of Head, Neck and Neurosciences, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Lorenzo VerrielloNeurology Unit, Department of Head, Neck and Neurosciences, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5301-8621
Mariarosaria ValenteClinical Neurology Unit, Department of Head, Neck and Neurosciences, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Giada PaulettoNeurology Unit, Department of Head, Neck and Neurosciences, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia di Udine · ITUniversity of Udine · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: Increasing evidence supports the anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective role of perampanel (PER), mediated by decreased expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and by interference with apoptosis processes. Therefore, the use of PER to treat status epilepticus (SE) with suspected inflammatory etiology is appealing and deserves further investigation. (2) Methods: We retrospectively analyzed seven patients (five F, two M; median age: 62 years) with refractory and super-refractory SE due to a probable or defined inflammatory etiology and treated with PER. (3) Results: PER was administered as the third (4/7) or fourth drug (3/7), with a median loading dose of 32 mg/day (range: 16-36 mg/day) and a median maintenance dose of 10 mg/day (range: 4-12 mg/day). In five cases, SE was focal, while in two patients, it was generalized. SE was caused by systemic inflammation in three patients, while in the other four subjects, it was recognized to have an autoimmune etiology. SE resolution was observed after PER administration in all cases, particularly within 24 h in the majority of patients (4/7, 57.1%). (4) Conclusions: Our data support the efficacy of PER in treating SE when first- and second-line ASMs have failed and suggest a possible earlier use in SE cases that are due to inflammatory/autoimmune etiology.

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neuroinflammationperampanelretrospective studystatus epilepticustreatment

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PMCPMC10819860
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