Commentary to: "Evaluation of serum lipids and carotid artery intima media thickness in epileptic children treated with valproic acid"

Brain Dev. 2009 Jun;31(6):474. doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2009.02.001. Epub 2009 Mar 5.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Anticonvulsants / adverse effects
  • Carotid Stenosis / chemically induced
  • Carotid Stenosis / metabolism
  • Carotid Stenosis / physiopathology
  • Child
  • Endothelial Cells / drug effects
  • Endothelial Cells / metabolism
  • Endothelial Cells / pathology
  • Epilepsy / drug therapy
  • Folic Acid / therapeutic use
  • Homocysteine / blood
  • Humans
  • Hyperhomocysteinemia / chemically induced*
  • Hyperhomocysteinemia / complications
  • Hyperhomocysteinemia / physiopathology
  • Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / chemically induced*
  • Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / metabolism
  • Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / physiopathology
  • Lipid Metabolism Disorders / blood
  • Lipid Metabolism Disorders / chemically induced
  • Lipid Metabolism Disorders / physiopathology
  • Risk Factors
  • Tunica Intima / drug effects
  • Tunica Intima / metabolism
  • Tunica Intima / pathology
  • Valproic Acid / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants
  • Homocysteine
  • Valproic Acid
  • Folic Acid