Evaluation of carisbamate, a novel antiepileptic drug, in photosensitive patients: an exploratory, placebo-controlled study.

Trenité DG, French JA, Hirsch E, Macher JP, Meyer BU, Grosse PA, Abou-Khalil BW, Rosenfeld WE, van Gerven J, Novak GP, Parmeggiani L, Schmidt B, Gibson D, Guerrini R

Carisbamate, a novel neuromodulatory agent with antiepileptic properties, was evaluated in patients with photoparoxysmal responses to intermittent photic stimulation (IPS) in this multicenter, non-randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled, proof-of-concept study.