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. 2014 Jul 28;30(11):2255–2265. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2014.940040

Table 7.

Incidence of treatment-relateda adverse events by primary neurological condition (safety population).

Preferred term, % AD/dementia (n = 17) MS (n = 223) Stroke/CBVD (n = 51) TBI (n = 23) ALS/MND (n = 199) PD/movement disorders (n = 23) Other PBA (n = 17) Total (N = 553)
Any TRAE 23.5 39.9 51.0 47.8 59.3 60.9 52.9 49.0
Nausea 0 8.1 7.8 4.3 19.1 4.3 17.6 11.8
Dizziness (excluding vertigo) 0 10.3 7.8 13.0 10.1 21.7 17.6 10.5
Headache NOS 0 9.4 5.9 8.7 11.6 21.7 5.9 9.9
Somnolence 0 2.7 5.9 0 13.1 13.0 11.8 7.2
Fatigue 5.9 5.8 2.0 26.1 7.5 4.3 11.8 7.1
Diarrhea NOS 11.8 4.0 3.9 4.3 9.0 0 23.5 6.5
Dry mouth 0 3.1 5.9 0 8.0 8.7 0 5.1

Additional TRAEs that occurred in at least 5% of patients and in two or more patients in any disease category were stroke/CBVD: insomnia (not elsewhere classified), n = 3 (5.9%); TBI: lethargy, n = 3 (13.0%), abnormal dreams, n = 2 (8.7%); ALS/MND: constipation, n = 11 (5.5%); PD/movement disorders: confusion, n = 2 (8.7%); other PBA: joint stiffness, n = 2 (11.8%); flatulence, n = 2 (11.8%); dyspepsia, n = 2 (11.8%).

AD: Alzheimer’s disease; ALS: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; CBVD: cerebrovascular disorders; MND: motor neuron disease; MS: multiple sclerosis; NOS: not otherwise specified; PBA: pseudobulbar affect; PD: Parkinson’s disease; TRAE: treatment-related adverse event.

aTRAEs that occurred in at least 5% of total patients; treatment-related categories included possible, probable, highly probable, and missing.