Valproate-induced hyperammonemic encephalopathy in an elderly patient with bipolar disorder

Hyperammonemia is a rare side effect of valproate, diagnosis of which requires a high level of clinical suspicion. We describe a case of 57-year-old man, suffering from bipolar affective disorder, who had multiple physical comorbidities (diabetes mellitus, benign prostatic hyperplasia, hydroureteron...

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Main Authors: Indu Surendran, Swapnajeet Sahoo, Gourav Gupta, Nidhi Chauhan, Sandeep Grover
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Geriatric Mental Health
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Online Access:http://www.jgmh.org/article.asp?issn=2348-9995;year=2016;volume=3;issue=2;spage=172;epage=175;aulast=Surendran