Valproic-acid-induced thrombocytopenia and hepatotoxicity: Discontinuation of treatment?

Pharmacology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 57-58

  Lackmann, Gerd Michael ^a,b  

^a Outpatient Paediatric Office   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hepatotoxicity, valproic acid; Thrombocytopenia; Valproic acid

Indexed keywords

VALPROIC ACID;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECCHYMOSIS; EPISTAXIS; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER TOXICITY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; MALE; PLATELET COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0347418241     PISSN: 00317012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074668     Document Type: Article

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