Valproate-Related Hyperinsulinemia

Abstract

Changes in insulin metabolism during treatment with valproate (VPA) were investigated in a study of 51 patients receiving monotherapy (31 male and 20 female) and 45 healthy controls at University of Oulu, and Hospital of Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki, Finland.

Keywords

• valproate
• hyperinsulinemia
• pancreatic amylase