Hypertensive urgency in a child with focal epilepsy: Is it sodium valproate induced?

Authors :: Vijayan, Anju
Dawman, Lesa
Das, Gargi
Tiewsoh, Karalanglin
Sharawat, Indar
Source :: Indian Journal of Pharmacology. May/Jun2022, Vol. 54 Issue 3, p234-235. 2p.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: Valproic acid increases glutamate decarboxylase-mediated y-aminobutyric acid (GABA) synthesis. The mood stabilizer valproic acid stimulates GABA neurogenesis from rat forebrain stem cells. [Extracted from the article]

Subjects :: *VALPROIC acid
*PARTIAL epilepsy
*CHILDREN with epilepsy
*CHILDHOOD epilepsy
*HYPERTENSION

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