Massive scalp hematoma: An unusual presentation of valproic acid toxicity

Valproic acid (VPA) is a commonly used broad-spectrum antiepileptic drug especially in children, with various side-effects reported with its usage. Hematologic toxicity is dose related and intracranial bleeding complications have been reported. We are reporting a rare case of massive scalp hematoma...

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Autores principales: Bhaskar, Suryanarayanan, Sobti, S., Singh, Amit K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3548376/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23349603
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.104346
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description Valproic acid (VPA) is a commonly used broad-spectrum antiepileptic drug especially in children, with various side-effects reported with its usage. Hematologic toxicity is dose related and intracranial bleeding complications have been reported. We are reporting a rare case of massive scalp hematoma requiring surgical intervention, following a trivial fall associated with high-VPA levels.
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spelling pubmed-35483762013-01-24 Massive scalp hematoma: An unusual presentation of valproic acid toxicity Bhaskar, Suryanarayanan Sobti, S. Singh, Amit K. Ann Indian Acad Neurol Case Report Valproic acid (VPA) is a commonly used broad-spectrum antiepileptic drug especially in children, with various side-effects reported with its usage. Hematologic toxicity is dose related and intracranial bleeding complications have been reported. We are reporting a rare case of massive scalp hematoma requiring surgical intervention, following a trivial fall associated with high-VPA levels. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3548376/ /pubmed/23349603 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.104346 Text en Copyright: © Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Massive scalp hematoma: An unusual presentation of valproic acid toxicity
title Massive scalp hematoma: An unusual presentation of valproic acid toxicity
title_full Massive scalp hematoma: An unusual presentation of valproic acid toxicity
title_fullStr Massive scalp hematoma: An unusual presentation of valproic acid toxicity
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title_short Massive scalp hematoma: An unusual presentation of valproic acid toxicity
title_sort massive scalp hematoma: an unusual presentation of valproic acid toxicity
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3548376/
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