Slipped capital femoral epiphysis in a 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy on valproic acid and levetiracetam for epilepsy: a case report-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis in a 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy on valproic acid and levetiracetam for epilepsy: a case report

Published:2024-02 Issue:2 Volume:2024 Page:
ISSN:2042-8812
Container-title:Journal of Surgical Case Reports
language:en
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Author:

Aldhafian Osama R¹²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Surgery , College of Medicine, , Al-Kharj, Riyadh 11942 , Saudi Arabia

2. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University , College of Medicine, , Al-Kharj, Riyadh 11942 , Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Abstract This study presents a rare case of unilateral slipped capital femoral epiphysis treated surgically in a 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who was born at 27 weeks’ gestation and developed grade III intraventricular haemorrhage and periventricular leucomalacia and was on antiepileptic drugs, including valproic acid and levetiracetam for >3 years. The patient had no history of endocrine, renal, and significant familial diseases.

Funder

Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Link

https://academic.oup.com/jscr/article-pdf/2024/2/rjae058/56668315/rjae058.pdf

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