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. 2021 Sep 2;35(12):1289–1301. doi: 10.1007/s40263-021-00856-3

Table 6.

Adverse events with brivaracetam treatment

Patients with adverse events
 Na 877
 n (%) 264 (30.1)
Most frequently reported adverse events (reported by ≥ 1% of patients)
 Na 852
 Somnolence 56 (6.6)
 Nervousness and/or agitation 50 (5.9)
 Vertigo 31 (3.6)
 Fatigue 26 (3.1)
 Headache 22 (2.6)
 Aggressiveness 20 (2.3)
 Mood change 20 (2.3)
 Dizziness 19 (2.2)
 Sleep disturbances 15 (1.8)
 Memory disturbance 14 (1.6)

Data are expressed as n (%)

AEs reported by fewer than 1% of patients: nausea/vomiting, tremor (all n = 8, 0.9%), stomach pain (n = 7, 0.8%), disturbances in attention/concentration (n = 6, 0.7%), anxiety, diplopia/blurred vision (all n = 5, 0.6%), weight increase (n = 4, 0.5%), skin disorders, hair loss (all n = 3, 0.4%), fever, pharyngodynia, hyporexia (all n = 2, 0.2%), urinary disturbances, weight decrease, psychosis, tics, confusion, acouphene, constipation, abdominal pain (all n = 1, 0.1%)

aN represents the total number of patients for whom the data in question were available