Valproate-associated reversible encephalopathy in a 3-year-old girl with Pallister-Killian syndrome

Thorsten Gerstner, Nellie Bell, Stephan A KoenigUniversity Children’s Hospital, Mannheim, GermanyAbstract: Valproic acid (VPA) is considered to be a drug of first choice for the therapy of generalized and focal epilepsies, including special epileptic syndromes. The drug is usually well...

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Main Authors: Thorsten Gerstner, Nellie Bell, Stephan A Koenig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2008-06-01
Series:Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/valproate-associated-reversible-encephalopathy-in-a-3-year-old-girl-wi-a1890