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ArticleCureus2024

Valproic Acid-Induced Thrombocytopenia in Treatment-Resistant GABRB3 Genetic Epilepsy: A Case Report.

Matthew Schuler, Ali Shammout, Maria Asif, Amy Mullikin

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Matthew SchulerPediatrics, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, USA.
Ali ShammoutPediatrics, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, USA.
Maria AsifPediatrics, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, USA.
Amy MullikinInternal Medicine/Pediatrics, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Valproic acid (VPA) is utilized in the management of a variety of seizure and mood disorders. A rare side effect of this medication is dose-dependent thrombocytopenia. In this case, we report a patient with a treatment-resistant epilepsy

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drug-induced thrombocytopeniaepilepsy disordersepilepsy treatmentgabrb3treatment-resistant epilepsyvalproic acid

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PMID38681313
PMCPMC11046339

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