A case of severe parkinsonism in an elderly person induced by valproic acid

Psychogeriatrics. 2017 Jan;17(1):76-77. doi: 10.1111/psyg.12172. Epub 2016 Jan 12.

Authors

Haruka Tada¹, Tomomi Ogihara¹, Toshinori Nakamura¹, Daimei Sasayama¹, Nobuhiro Sugiyama¹, Yuka Takahashi¹, Shinsuke Washizuka¹, Naoji Amano¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.

PMID: 26757408
DOI: 10.1111/psyg.12172

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Amantadine / therapeutic use
Anticonvulsants / administration & dosage
Anticonvulsants / adverse effects*
Brain / diagnostic imaging*
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Parkinsonian Disorders / chemically induced*
Parkinsonian Disorders / diagnosis
Parkinsonian Disorders / drug therapy
Treatment Outcome
Valproic Acid / administration & dosage
Valproic Acid / adverse effects*
Valproic Acid / blood

Substances

Anticonvulsants
Valproic Acid
Amantadine