Valproate-induced hyperammonemic encephalopathy [2]

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 926-927

  Yehya, Nadir ^a   Saldarini, Candace Tom ^a   Koski, Michelle E ^a   Davanzo, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; VALPROIC ACID;

AGGRESSION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; HYPERAMMONEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT; TREMOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 3242787419     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000129217.79887.c8     Document Type: Letter

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