Neonatal Intractable Seizures and Valproic acid Therapy

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-2-3-6

Keywords:

Valproic Acid, Hyperammonemia, Congenital Inborn Error

Abstract

Seizures resistant to phenobarbital were controlled in four of six neonates by valproic acid (VPA) monotherapy and in one with polytherapy at the Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro, NC.

Published

1988-03-01

Issue

Section

Infectious/Autoimmune Disorders