Reversible Altered Consciousness and Brain Atrophy Induced by Valproic Acid

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-17-8-6

Keywords:

Valproic Acid, Central Focal Spikes, Neurologic Examination

Abstract

A 5-year-old female child with valproic acid (VPA)-related alteration of consciousness and brain atrophy that progressed over a 3 day period and resolved within 12 hours of discontinuing VPA is reported from Dokkyo University School of Medicine and Shimotsuga General Hospital, Tochigi, Japan.

Published

2003-08-01

Issue

Section

Seizure Disorders