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Correlation between saliva and serum valproic acid concentrations in epileptic children
Author(s) -
Tokugawa Ken,
Ueda Kohji
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1983.tb01698.x
Subject(s) - medicine , valproic acid , saliva , correlation , epilepsy , gastroenterology , psychiatry , geometry , mathematics
Thirty‐five epileptic children (13 boys, 22 girls; aged 5 6/12 years to 17 8/12 years) were studied for their saliva and setrum levels of valproic acid (VPA). No obvious correlation between the VPA saliva and serum levels was observed.