Open AccessIs valproate encephalopathy under-recognised in older people? A case series
Author(s) -
Stefan Beyenburg,
C. A. Back,
Nico J. Diederich,
M. Lewis,
Markus Reuber
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afm019
Subject(s) - medicine , series (stratigraphy) , encephalopathy , older people , pediatrics , gerontology , psychiatry , biology , paleontology
Valproate (VPA) is an antiepileptic drug with a broad spectrum of efficacy. Although usually well-tolerated, it may have side-effects of which encephalopathy is one of the most serious.
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