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Reversible valproate-induced choreiform movements
Valproate is an anticonvulsive drug whose mechanism of action is based on GABAergic systems. One of the infrequent adverse effects of valproate is choreiform movements. In our study, we report a patient having head trauma history with partial and secondary generalized seizures taking 1500 mg/day valproate. During the second month of the therapy, generalized chorea was observed. Since other aeti...
متن کاملVALPROIC ACID- valproic acid solution Par Pharmaceutical ----------
WARNINGS: LIFE THREATENING ADVERSE REACTIONS See full prescribing information for complete boxed warning. Hepato toxicity, including fatalities, usually during first 6 months o f treatment. Children under the age of two years and patients with mitochondrial disorders are at higher risk. Monitor patients c losely, and perform serum liver testing prior to therapy and at frequent intervals thereaf...
متن کاملValproic acid and immune thrombocytopenia.
During the course of a prospective serial study over a period of one year, findings compatible with immune-mediated thrombocytolysis accompanied the administration of valproic acid in about half of 45 children with epilepsy. Thrombocytopenia occurred in 15 and neutropenia in 12 patients, but was transient and self-limiting in each. The association is probably one of cause and effect, and it may...
متن کاملValproic acid and pubertas praecox
Precocious puberty refers to the appearance of physical and hormonal signs of pubertal development at an earlier age than is considered normal. In girls, the telltale signs of precocious puberty include any of the following symptoms before 7 or 8 years of age: breast development, pubic or underarm hair development, rapid height growth a growth "spurt", onset of menstruation, acne and "mature" b...
متن کاملEffects of adjunct valproic acid on clinical symptoms and saccadic eye movements in schizophrenia.
OBJECTIVE Valproic acid (VPA) has been suggested as a potential adjunct therapy in schizophrenia for the treatment of clinical symptoms and cognitive deficits. Here, we investigate the effects of VPA on clinical symptoms and saccadic eye movements while controlling for multiple medication effects. METHODS Remitted and first-episode schizophrenia patients taking haloperidol were given adjunct ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 1994
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-8-8-12