Commentary Open Access
Beyond Clinical Trials: Perampanel across the Lifespan in Contemporary Epilepsy Practice
Anita N. Datta1,*
- 1Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, BC Children’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Corresponding Author
Anita Datta, anita.datta@cw.bc.ca
Received Date: June 08, 2026
Accepted Date: June 23, 2026
Datta AN. Beyond Clinical Trials: Perampanel across the Lifespan in Contemporary Epilepsy Practice. J Exp Neurol. 2026;7(3):101–108.
Copyright: © 2026 Datta AN. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Keywords
Seizure, Epilepsy, Anti-seizure medication, Perampanel, Drug-resistant, Co-morbidities
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