title: Withdrawal syndrome and hypomagnesaemia and in a newborn exposed to valproic acid and carbamazepine during pregnancy.
abstract: The usage of drugs during pregnancy affect the fetus and the newborn. In this report, we present findings from a newborn baby, whose mother was epileptic, and was under the treatment of valproic acid and carbamazepine during pregnancy. We have found symptoms of withdrawal syndrome, hyponatremia and feeding problem, which was most probably related to exposure to the mentioned drugs. We have also diagnosed hypomagnesaemia and atrial septal defect 4 milimeters in diameter. There are already many reports about the side effects of valproic acid and carbamazepine usage during pregnancy. To the best of our knowledge, hypomagnesaemia has not yet been reported as a side effect. We think that hypomagnesaemia is also related to the usage of antiepileptics.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Çukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Satar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Çukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kadir
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ortaköylü
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Çukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: İnci
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Batun
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Çukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hacer Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yıldızdaş
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Çukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ferda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Özlü
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Çukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hüsnü
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Çukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Kemal
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Topaloğlu
keywords: Carbamazepine; hypomagnesaemia; newborn; pregnancy; valproic acid withdrawal syndrome