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valproic acid and Vitamin K Deficiency

valproic acid has been researched along with Vitamin K Deficiency in 3 studies

Valproic Acid: A fatty acid with anticonvulsant and anti-manic properties that is used in the treatment of EPILEPSY and BIPOLAR DISORDER. The mechanisms of its therapeutic actions are not well understood. It may act by increasing GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID levels in the brain or by altering the properties of VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNELS.
valproic acid : A branched-chain saturated fatty acid that comprises of a propyl substituent on a pentanoic acid stem.

Vitamin K Deficiency: A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN K in the diet, characterized by an increased tendency to hemorrhage (HEMORRHAGIC DISORDERS). Such bleeding episodes may be particularly severe in newborn infants. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1182)

Research

Studies (3)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's2 (66.67)18.2507
2000's1 (33.33)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
O'Brien, MD1
Gilmour-White, SK1
Anai, T1
Hirota, Y1
Oga, M1
Yoshimatsu, J1
Miyakawa, I1
Cordes, I1
Buchmann, S1
Scheffner, D1

Reviews

1 review available for valproic acid and Vitamin K Deficiency

ArticleYear
Management of epilepsy in women.
    Postgraduate medical journal, 2005, Volume: 81, Issue:955

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Child; Contraceptives, Oral, Combined; Contraindications; Developmental Disabilitie

2005

Other Studies

2 other studies available for valproic acid and Vitamin K Deficiency

ArticleYear
PIVKA-II (protein induced by vitamin K absence-II) status in newborns exposed to anticonvulsant drugs in utero.
    Nihon Sanka Fujinka Gakkai zasshi, 1991, Volume: 43, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Anticonvulsants; Biomarkers; Diazepam; Epilepsy; Factor VII; Factor X; Female; Humans; Infant

1991
[Vitamin K deficiency with erythromycin. Observation of a boy treated with valproate].
    Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde : Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Kinderheilkunde, 1990, Volume: 138, Issue:2

    Topics: Blood Coagulation Tests; Child; Drug Therapy, Combination; Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic; Erythromycin; Fev

1990