ACUTE INTERMITTENT PORPHYRIA AND EPILEPSY

被引:14
作者
BIAGINI, R [1 ]
TIGNANI, R [1 ]
FIFI, AR [1 ]
NAPPINI, L [1 ]
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[1] ENTE OSPEDALIERO AREZZO,DIV PEDIAT,AREZZO,ITALY
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10.1136/adc.54.8.644
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
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A 14-year-old boy had suffered from intermittent acute hepatic porphyria, myoclonic convulsions, and mental retardation (Lennox- Gastaut syndrome). The porphyria was treated by stopping the administration of phenobarbitone and phenytoin. Sodium valproate at a dose of 70 mg/kg per day lessened the severity and frequency of convulsive crises.
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