Affiliation:
1. Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Government medical College, Bhavnagar.
2. Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, Government medical College, Bhavnagar.
Abstract
Valproate-induced hyperammonemic encephalopathy is a rare event clinically characterized by altered sensorium, vomiting, headache, irritability
and focal neurological decits. The pathogenesis of this dreadful complication is not well understood, although hyperammonemia has been
implicated in causation of encephalopathy. In this case report, we bring to light a case of valproate-induced encephalopathy who presented mainly
with difculty in walking and speech, body tremelousness. High index of suspicion of valproate-induced hyperammonemic encephalopathy is
required if diffuse ataxia is present as it is a potentially reversible clinical disorder.
Subject
Applied Mathematics,Computational Mathematics,Applied Mathematics,Geometry and Topology,Algebra and Number Theory,Applied Mathematics,General Mathematics,General Computer Science,Applied Mathematics,Control and Optimization,General Mathematics,Applied Mathematics,Finance,Numerical Analysis,Applied Mathematics,General Mathematics,Applied Mathematics,Computational Mathematics,Analysis,Analysis