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Valproic Acid-Induced Hyperammonemia in the Elderly: A Review of the Literature

Valproic acid and its derivatives are commonly used to treat many psychiatric conditions in the elderly. Hyperammonemia is a less common but important side effect of these drugs. The elderly patient appears highly vulnerable to this side effect of this group of medications. In this paper, we systema...

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Autores principales: Mittal, Vikrant, Muralee, Sunanda, Tampi, Rajesh R.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2731545/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19724652
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/802121