ALS Untangled Series: Ep. 17 – Perampanel

Published: July 17, 2019, 4:19 p.m.

Perampanel (also called Fycompa) is a drug used to treat epileptic seizures. Here we review the reasons it might be useful in slowing ALS progression and describe what happened when ALS mice and a small number of people with ALS were treated with this and similar drugs. We describe the ongoing ALS trials and review safety and dosing considerations.