Acute hepatic failure with valproic acid in children: Report of three cases;Insuficiencia aguda hepatica associada ao acido valproico na infancia. Relato de tres casos

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 652-654

  Antoniuk, Sérgio A ^a,b   Bruck, Isac ^a   Hönnicke, Léo Ricardo ^a   Martins, Luzilma Terezinha Flenik ^a   Carreiro, José Eduardo ^a   Cat, Rubens ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

hepatic failure; toxicity; valproic acid

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; VALPROIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VOMITING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; EPILEPSY; RISK FACTOR;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0030326139     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1996000400015     Document Type: Article

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