Valproate-induced encephalopathy related to concurrent antimanic medications

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Trojak, Benoit ^a   de la Gastine, Blandine ^b   Dollfus, Sonia ^b  

^a DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DIAZEPAM; OLANZAPINE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGITATION; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COMATOSE PATIENT; DROWSINESS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LETTER; MANIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 80054959585     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: 15457222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.23.1.E22     Document Type: Letter

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