Valproate-Induced Hepatic Failure with Cox Deficit

Abstract

A fatal hepatic failure in a 3 year-old girl with myoclonic epilepsy after 3 months of treatment with valproate (VPA) is reported from Hopital d’Enfants, Marseilles, and Hopital des Enfants-Malades, Paris, France.

Keywords

• fatal hepatic failure
• valproate
• cytochrome c oxidase