A Prospective, Non-Interventional, Observational, Multicenter Study to Investigate Dosage, Effectiveness, and Safety of Perampanel When Used as First Adjunctive Therapy in the Routine Clinical Care of Subjects >=12 Years With Partial Onset Seizures With or Without Secondary Generalization or With Primary Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures Associated With Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy
A Prospective, Non-Interventional, Observational, Multicenter Study to Investigate Dosage, Effectiveness, and Safety of Perampanel When Used as First Adjunctive Therapy in the Routine Clinical Care of Subjects >=12 Years With Partial Onset Seizures With or Without Secondary Generalization or With Primary Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures Associated With Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy
The primary purpose of this study is to assess the retention rate of perampanel as a reliable proxy for overall effectiveness and tolerability in participants aged at least 12 years who are prescribed perampanel (for partial onset seizures [POS] with or without secondary generalization [SG] or for primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures [PGTCS] associated with idiopathic generalized epilepsy [IGE] as first adjunctive to antiepileptic drug (AED) monotherapy as part of their routine clinical care.
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Episode(s) of status epilepticus within the past 6 months before Screening
Previously treated with 2 or more AEDs in combination (other than during cross-titration between AED monotherapies)
Previous or current use of perampanel
Note: Retrospective inclusions will be allowed but only if the time between the initiation of perampanel treatment and the inclusion does not exceed 7 calendar days
Hypersensitivity to perampanel or any of the excipients
Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy