Ammonia Blood Levels and Valproic Acid

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-21-12-8

Keywords:

Hyperammonemia, Valproic Acid, Encephalopathy

Abstract

The prevalence and magnitude of valproic acid (VPA)-related hyperammonemia (HA) were estimated by a review of the literature, and the clinical symptomatology and risk factors for the development of HA determined by researchers at university hospitals in Santiago, Chile; and Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.

Published

2007-12-01

Issue

Section

Seizure Disorders