Pediatric Neurology Briefs (Mar 2007)

Valproic Acid-Induced Hair Curling

  • J Gordon Millichap

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-21-3-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 3
pp. 21 – 21

Abstract

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A 47-year-old white female patient treated with valproic acid (VPA) 500mg 3xd, at Utrecht University, the Netherlands, developed curling of the hair which gradually resolved over 5 years continuous therapy, with blood levels ranging from 97 to 146 mg/L.

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