Dementia syndrome in an elderly subject related to valproic acid use: A case report;Syndrome démentiel du sujet âgé lié à un traitement par acide valproïque : à propos d'un cas

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 827-829

  Manckoundia, P ^a,b   Disson Dautriche, A ^a   Rouaud, O ^a   Richard, D ^a   Tavernier Vidal, B ^a   Pfitzenmeyer, P ^a,b  

^a DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Dementia syndrome; Elderly subject; Valproic acid

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; PREALBUMIN; VALPROIC ACID;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONVULSION; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRESCRIPTION;

AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 52349117378     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: 17683122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2008.01.016     Document Type: Article

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