Development of Acute Encephalopathy Due to Vigabatrin Use in a Case of Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia

A 3-month-old boy with early myoclonic epilepsy owing to nonketotic hyperglycinemia developed acute encephalopathy after - vigabatrin was presented. Due to the use of vigabatrin, the elevated gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) concentration in the brain together with the elevated levels of glycine enhan...

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Main Authors: Elif YÜKSEL KARATOPRAK, Sema SALTIK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KARE Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:Epilepsi
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Online Access:http://www.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=epilepsi&plng=tur&un=JTES-48403