A case of severe hyperammonemia and unconsciousness following sodium valproate intoxication

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 346-348

  Lee, Wen Ling ^a,b   Yang, Chen Chang ^a,b   Deng, Jou Fang ^a,b   Chen, Yu Fang ^a   Lin, Hong Da ^a,b   Wang, Peng Hui ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; CLONAZEPAM; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; COMA; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SEIZURE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ADOLESCENT; AMMONIA; ANION EXCHANGE RESINS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHOLESTYRAMINE; HUMANS; HYPERNATREMIA; MALE; OVERDOSE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0031735536     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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