A valproate-induced encephalopathy without hyperammonemia;Une encéphalopathie au valproate sans hyperammoniémie

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1084-1085

  Parize, P ^a   Beuret, P ^a   Fischer, C ^b  

^a CHG de Roanne   (France)

^b HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Encephalopathy; Hyperammonemia; Side effect; Valproate

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; ETOMIDATE; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; MIDAZOLAM; PHENOBARBITAL; SUXAMETHONIUM; VALPROIC ACID;

AGED; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; LETTER; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 37149021919     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2007.09.013     Document Type: Letter

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