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Valproate therapy: predisposition to bone fracture?
S G Pavlakis1, R L Chusid, D P Roye
1Department of Neurology and Pediatrics, North Shore University Hospital, New York University, Manhasset 11030, USA.
Pediatric Neurology
|September 23, 1998
Abstract:
A 13-year-old girl on valproate therapy had 20 fractures over a 4-year period between the ages of 5 years and 9 years. Once valproate was withdrawn, no further fractures occurred over the ensuing 4 years. Three other children manifested at least two fractures while on valproate antiepileptic therapy. These reports suggest that valproate, along with other known causes of demineralization (e.g., lack of exercise, diet, and genetic factors), predisposes patients to fractures.