A Case of Valproic-Acid Induced Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy

Valproic acid (VPA), an antiepileptic medication, is known to cause hyperammonemia, which may be asymptomatic or can present with encephalopathy. VPA-induced hyperammonemic encephalopathy (VHE) is a serious but reversible condition, which requires high clinical suspicion for diagnosis. It may occur...

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Autores principales: Iqbal, Kinza, Kummamuru, Hardhik, Dasari, Naresh, Koritala, Thoyaja, Jain, Nitesh K, Deepika, Keerti, Adhikari, Ramesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8753585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35036212
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20380

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8753585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35036212
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20380

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