Valproic Acid-Induced Myoclonus in a Demented Patient: A Case Report

Valproic acid and its derivatives are now commonly used to treat various psychiatric disorders in the elderly. Data indicates that the elderly patients are more susceptible to developing neuropsychiatric complications when treated with these medications. In this report, we describe the case of a 66-...

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Autores principales: Gardner, Tina M., Aziz, Rehan, Muralee, Sunanda, Tampi, Rajesh R.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2009
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2728607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19721703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/392091
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Sumario:Valproic acid and its derivatives are now commonly used to treat various psychiatric disorders in the elderly. Data indicates that the elderly patients are more susceptible to developing neuropsychiatric complications when treated with these medications. In this report, we describe the case of a 66-year-old woman with early-onset, Alzheimer's type dementia, who developed myoclonus when treated with a valproic acid preparation for behavioral disturbances associated with the dementia.

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