title: Valproate: an updated review.
abstract: Valproate in all its aspects is comprehensively surveyed. Previous reviews covering various aspects such as mechanism of action, clinical pharmacology, clinical efficacy in epilepsy, febrile convulsions and other neurological disorders, side effects, teratogenicity and intoxications are discussed and updated (161 references).
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gram
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Bentsen
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury; D003128:Coma / Q000139:chemically induced; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000188:drug therapy; D004831:Epilepsies, Myoclonic / Q000188:drug therapy; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000188:drug therapy; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004832:Epilepsy, Absence / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D007223:Infant; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000139:chemically induced; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D003294:Seizures, Febrile / Q000188:drug therapy; D013036:Spasms, Infantile / Q000188:drug therapy; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000188:drug therapy; D014202:Tremor / Q000139:chemically induced; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000188:drug therapy; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014635:Valproic Acid