Valproic Acid-Induced Myoclonus in a Demented Patient: A Case Report | Zendy

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Valproic Acid-Induced Myoclonus in a Demented Patient: A Case Report

Author(s) -

Tina M. Gardner,

Rehan Aziz,

Sunanda Muralee,

Rajesh R. Tampi

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

case reports in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 1687-9627

pISSN - 1687-9635

DOI - 10.1155/2009/392091

Subject(s) - valproic acid , myoclonus , medicine , dementia , pediatrics , psychiatry , epilepsy , disease

Valproic acid and its derivatives are now commonly used to treat various psychiatric disorders in the elderly. Data indicates that the elderly patients are more susceptible to developing neuropsychiatric complications when treated with these medications. In this report, we describe the case of a 66-year-old woman with early-onset, Alzheimer's type dementia, who developed myoclonus when treated with a valproic acid preparation for behavioral disturbances associated with the dementia.

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