Thursday, March 22, 2018

Mechanism of action of sodium valproate causing hypoglycemia

Sodium valproate is a very commonly advised antiepileptic and one of its symptoms is hypoglycemia

It is throuhh the interference with fatty acid metabolism that sodium valproate causes hypoglycemia

This hypoglycemia is hence not associated with Ketonuria

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