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Case Reports
. 2022;21(1):43-46.
doi: 10.52964/AMJA.0891.

Valproate-Associated Hyperammonaemic Encephalopathy

P Anthonipillai  1 , G Sharp  2 , J Kimber  3 , V Ziauddin  4
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Case Reports

Valproate-Associated Hyperammonaemic Encephalopathy

P Anthonipillai et al. Acute Med. 2022.

Abstract

We present the case of a 55 year old who presented multiple times with altered conscious levels. He was often treated as being post-ictal, when in fact, he had Sodium Valproate induced hyperammonaemic encephalopathy. Sodium Valproate can frequently increase ammonia levels, and in some patient lead to hyperammonaemic encephalopathy.

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