Neonatal episodic hypoglycemia: A finding of valproic acid withdrawal
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Neonatal Episodic Hypoglycemia: A Finding of Valproic Acid Withdrawal
The treatment of epilepsy during pregnancy is a worldwide problem. Drugs need to be used to control seizures in the mothers. In utero, exposure to valproic acid (VPA) and phenytoin (PH) may cause congenital malformations and also withdrawal symptoms such as irritability, jitteriness and symptoms of hypoglycemia. We present here a newborn with episodic hypoglycemia due to in utero exposure to VP...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1308-5727
DOI: 10.4274/jcrpe.v2i2.92