A Case of Carbamazepine-Induced Aggravation of Self-Limited Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes Epilepsy and Valproate-Induced Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy in a Child with Heterozygous Gene Variant of Carbomoyl Phosphatase Synthetase Deficiency

Antiepileptics drugs are the mainstay of the management of epilepsy in children. Sodium valproate (VPA) and carbamazepine (CBZ) are widely used medications in childhood epilepsy. Hyperammonemia has been described as a known side effect of valproate therapy. It is known that VPA-associated HA is comm...

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Main Authors: Imalke Kankananarachchi, Eresha Jasinge, Gemunu Hewawitharana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2362679
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