Valproic Acid-Induced Myoclonus in a Demented Patient: A Case Report
Valproic acid and its derivatives are now commonly used to treat various psychiatric disorders in the elderly. Data indicates that the elderly patients are more susceptible to developing neuropsychiatric complications when treated with these medications. In this report, we describe the case of a 66-...
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| description | Valproic acid and its derivatives are now commonly used to treat various psychiatric disorders in the elderly. Data indicates that the elderly patients are more susceptible to developing neuropsychiatric complications when treated with these medications. In this report, we describe the case of a 66-year-old woman with early-onset, Alzheimer's type dementia, who developed myoclonus when treated with a valproic acid preparation for behavioral disturbances associated with the dementia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-be62c2b370a84fff9086fdb9fee73e502025-02-03T01:01:08ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352009-01-01200910.1155/2009/392091392091Valproic Acid-Induced Myoclonus in a Demented Patient: A Case ReportTina M. Gardner0Rehan Aziz1Sunanda Muralee2Rajesh R. Tampi3Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USADepartment of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USADepartment of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USADepartment of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USAValproic acid and its derivatives are now commonly used to treat various psychiatric disorders in the elderly. Data indicates that the elderly patients are more susceptible to developing neuropsychiatric complications when treated with these medications. In this report, we describe the case of a 66-year-old woman with early-onset, Alzheimer's type dementia, who developed myoclonus when treated with a valproic acid preparation for behavioral disturbances associated with the dementia.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/392091 |
| spellingShingle | Tina M. Gardner Rehan Aziz Sunanda Muralee Rajesh R. Tampi Valproic Acid-Induced Myoclonus in a Demented Patient: A Case Report Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Valproic Acid-Induced Myoclonus in a Demented Patient: A Case Report |
| title_full | Valproic Acid-Induced Myoclonus in a Demented Patient: A Case Report |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Valproic Acid-Induced Myoclonus in a Demented Patient: A Case Report |
| title_short | Valproic Acid-Induced Myoclonus in a Demented Patient: A Case Report |
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