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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 9.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Neurol. 2018 Jun;83(6):1174–1185. doi: 10.1002/ana.25249

TABLE 5.

Serious Adverse Events up to 24 Hours after Last Dose of Study Drug, Safety Population

System Organ Class/ Initial Treatment Arm
Crossover Treatment Arm
Preferred Term LCM, n = 35 fPHT, n = 37 p LCM, n = 15 fPHT, n = 10

Patients with at least 1 SAE 5 (14.3%) 4 (10.8%) 0.73 3 (20.0%) 1 (10.0%)

Cardiac disorders 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.7%) 1.0 0 0

 Bradycardia 1 (2.9%) 0 0.49 0 0

 Atrial tachycardia 0 1 (2.7%) 1.0 0 0

Injury, poisoning, procedural complications 2 (5.7%) 1 (2.7%) 0.61 1 (6.7%) 0

 Subdural hematoma 2 (5.7%) 0 0.23 0 0

 Toxicity to various agents 0 1 (2.7%) 1.0 1 (6.7%) 0

Nervous system disorders 0 1 (2.7%) 1.0 1 (6.7%) 1 (10.0%)

 Cerebral hemorrhage 0 1 (2.7%) 1.0 0 1 (10.0%)

 Intracranial pressure increased 0 0 1.0 1 (6.7%) 0

Vascular disorders 2 (5.7%) 1 (2.7%) 0.61 1 (6.7%) 0

 Hypotension 2 (5.7%) 1 (2.7%) 0.61 1 (6.7%) 0

Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal disorders 1 (2.9%) 0 0.49 0 0

 Acute respiratory failure 1 (2.9%) 0 0.49 0 0

 Respiratory failure 0 0 1.0 0 0

fPHT = fosphenytoin; LCM = lacosamide; SAE =serious adverse event.