Valproic acid- induced early diagnosed encephalopathy
| Autor: | Lütfi Özel, Hızır Ulvi, Gökhan Özdemir, İdris Kocatürk, Recep Demir |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Valproic Acid medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Encephalopathy Neurological examination General Medicine Electroencephalography medicine.disease General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Epilepsy Lethargy Electroencephalography Encephalopathy Epilepsy Valproic acid Health Care Sciences and Services Anesthesia Vomiting Medicine Sağlık Bilimleri ve Hizmetleri medicine.symptom business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Volume: 30, Issue: 4 385-387 Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1309-5129 1309-4483 |
| DOI: | 10.5835/jecm.omu.30.04.024 |
| Popis: | Valproic acid-induced encephalopathy is a rarely seen but serious complication that may lead to death. It can be completely treated if early diagnosis is made and valproic acid (VPA) is discontinued. It is clinically presented as consciousness changes that range from sleepiness to lethargy and coma, focal or bilateral neurological findings, seizure, vomiting, and slow waves on electroencephalography (EEG). An 18 year old female patient presented to our policlinic for the follow up of epilepsy. Her neurological examination was normal. The patient complained of headache. EEG showed disordered background activity at both hemispheres with symmetric delta activity at a frequency of 3-4 Hz, along with sharp paroxysms lasting 1-2 seconds. After discontinuation of the drug, EEG video monitoring showed a decrease in the sharp paroxysms the day after the drug. On the fourth day, the EEG returned to normal. We conclude that encephalopathy can be early diagnosed with EEG in VPA users. J. Exp. Clin. Med., 2013; 30:385-387 |
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