Fulminant progression of demyelinating disease after valproate-induced encephalopathy

Neurology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 292-295

  Blindauer, Karen A ^b   Harrington, Gregory ^a   Morris III, George L ^a   Ho, Khang Cheng ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; DEXAMETHASONE; LORAZEPAM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; FATALITY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031868351     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.51.1.292     Document Type: Article

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