Carnitine in Valproate-Induced Hyperammonemia

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-10-6-6

Keywords:

Carnitine Supplementation, Valproic Acid, Hyperammonemia

Abstract

The effect of carnitine supplementation in valproic acid (VPA) treated patients presenting with hyperammonemia was investigated in 69 children and young adults seen at the Zentrum der Kinderheilkunde, Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt, and Universitat Erlanger, FRG.

Published

1996-06-01

Issue

Section

Antiepileptic Medications