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Research Articles Supplement 1 · 2014 · pp. 129–133 · Issue page

SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM AND VALPROIC ACID TREATMENT IN CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY

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Diana EPURE1
MĂ
Mărgărita MATEI2
SM
Smaranda NIȚĂ3
MA
Magda SANDU4
DA
Daniel TELEANU5
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Raluca TELEANU6
1 MD Department of Pediatric Neurology, "Dr. Victor Gomoiu" Children's Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
2 MD Endocrinoloy, "Dr. Victor Gomoiu" Children's Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
3 MD, Department of Pediatric Neurology, "Dr. Victor Gomoiu" Children's Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
4 PhD MD "Carol Davila" University of Medicine, Bucharest
5 PhD MD "Carol Davila" University of Medicine, Bucharest
6 Assoc. Prof. MD, PhD, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine, Bucharest
Corresponding author: [email protected]
Accepted 27 March 2026
Available Online 14 July 2014
Abstract
THERE HAVE BEEN CONFLICTING REPORTS ON THE POSSIBLE ROLE OF VALPROIC ACID TREATMENT IN CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY ON THE THYROID FUNCTION, WITH SOME STUDIES ASCRIBING SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM AS A POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECT OF THE DRUG. IN THIS ARTICLE, WE GATHERED DATA REGARDING THYROID FUNCTION ON OUR PATIENTS TREATED WITH VALPROIC ACID, WHILE ALSO DESCRIBING THE TYPES OF SEIZURES ENCOUNTERED, THE DURATION OF T REATMENT AND THE VARIOUS LESIONS UNDERLYING THE EPILEPTIC SEIZURES.
Keywords
VALPROIC ACID HYPOTHYROIDISM EPILEPSY CHILD
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