Modafinil treatment of excessive sedation associated with divalproex sodium.
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Divalproex is recognized as a first-line agent in the treatment of bipolar disorders (BDs) (1). However, sedation can be an unwelcome side effect of divalproex sodium treatment (2), and unwanted side effects can lead to patient noncompliance (3). Ultimately, noncompliance can contribute to hospitalizations (4). I present 2 cases in which patients treated with divalproex sodium for BD experienced excessive sedation that responded favourably to modafinil.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie
دوره 49 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004