Comparison of Levetiracetam and sodium Valproate in migraine prophylaxis: A randomized placebo-controlled study.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Migraine is a chronic and disabling disorder. Treatment of migraine often comprises of symptomatic (abortive) and preventive (prophylactic) treatment. The current drugs used in migraine prophylaxis include antidepressant drugs (Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Tricyclic antidepressants), and anti-epileptic drugs (valproate, gabapentin, etc). OBJECTIVE:The objective of our study was to assess the efficacy and tolerability of levetiracetam in adult migraine prophylaxis, compared to valproate and placebo. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We conducted a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study. A total of 85 patients were randomized to receive levetiracetam 500 mg/d (n = 27), valproate 500 mg/d (n = 32) or placebo (n = 26). The patients were evaluated for treatment efficacy after 6 months. Efficacy was assessed as a more than 50% decrease in headache frequency. RESULTS:In levetiracetam group, 17 (63.0%) patients experienced a more than 50% decrease in headache frequency, while this efficacy number was 21 (65.6%) for valproate group and 4 (15.4%) for placebo group. The difference was not statistically significant between levetiracetam and valproate, while it was significant when comparing either levetiracetam or valproate to placebo. CONCLUSION:Compared to placebo, levetiracetam offers improvement in headache frequency in patients with migraine. The efficacy of levetiracetam in migraine prophylaxis is comparable to currently used drugs such as valproate.

journal_name

Ann Indian Acad Neurol

authors

Sadeghian H,Motiei-Langroudi R

doi

10.4103/0972-2327.144290

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-01-01 00:00:00

pages

45-8

issue

1

eissn

0972-2327

issn

1998-3549

pii

AIAN-18-45

journal_volume

18

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