Effects of sodium valproate in 100 children with special reference to weight

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Excessive weight gain occurred in a patient who was taking sodium valproate and phenytoin. The sodiumvalproate was therefore withdrawn but the rapid weight loss that ensued led to phenytoin intoxication. Hence a retrospective analysis was conducted of 100 children with epilepsy treated with sodium valproate. Fit control improved in 77 and was best in children with generalised epilepsy. None of the reported severe side effects, such as acute liver disease and pancreatitis, were encountered. Milder but troublesome side effects, however, occurred in 65 patients. The commonest was increased weight gain. which occurred in 44 cases. Others were transient gastrointestinal disturbances (20), lassitude (nine), transient hair loss (six), transient enuresis (seven), and aggressive behaviour (four). © 1981, British Medical Journal Publishing Group. All rights reserved.

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Egger, J., & Brett, E. M. (1981). Effects of sodium valproate in 100 children with special reference to weight. British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Ed.), 283(6291), 577–581. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.283.6291.577

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