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ArticleJournal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology2010

Neonatal episodic hypoglycemia: a finding of valproic acid withdrawal.

Dilek Çoban, Selim Kurtoğlu, Mustafa Ali Akın, Mustafa Akçakuş, Tamer Güneş

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Article in Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dilek ÇobanErciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey. drdilekcoban@yahoo.com.tr
Selim Kurtoğlu
Mustafa Ali Akın
Mustafa Akçakuş
Tamer Güneş
Erciyes University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The treatment of epilepsy during pregnancy is a worldwide problem. Drugs need to be used to control seizures in the mothers. In utero, exposure to valproic acid (VPA) and phenytoin (PH) may cause congenital malformations and also withdrawal symptoms such as irritability, jitteriness and symptoms of hypoglycemia. We present here a newborn with episodic hypoglycemia due to in utero exposure to VPA and PH. The mother was diagnosed as having complex partial epilepsy and was treated with PH (200 mg/day) and VPA (600 mg/day). The offspring developed jitteriness on the second day of life. The infant was hypoglycemic (32 mg/dl). These findings were accepted as withdrawal symptoms, since serum levels of VPA and PH were 37.8 μg/ml (50-100 μg/ml) and 6.37 μg/dl (10-20 μg/ml), respectively. Measurement of blood glucose is important and should be carefully monitored in infants exposed to antiepileptics in utero.

Indexed as

AnticonvulsantsEpilepsyFemaleGlucoseHumansHypoglycemiaInfant, NewbornInfant, Newborn, DiseasesInfusions, IntravenousMalePregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsTreatment OutcomeValproic AcidYoung AdultAnticonvulsantsGlucoseValproic Acidhypoglycemianewbornvalproic acidwithdrawal

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PMID21274347
PMCPMC3005670
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