eMJA: Hepatic encephalopathy precipitated by sodium valproate therapy

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Hepatic encephalopathy precipitated by sodium valproate therapy

H S Subhash, Robert J Heddle, David W Schultz, John Ring and Campbell H Thompson

MJA 2008; 188 (9): 549

To the Editor: We report the case of a 71-year-old woman who presented with a 3-week history of lethargy, subacute confusion and drowsiness. She was known to have a seizure disorder for which she had been taking lamotrigine 100 mg and sodium valproate 500 mg twice a day for 2 years.

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