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Disabling Resting Tremors Induced by the Short-term Infusion of Valproate: A Reversible Phenomenon Cover

Disabling Resting Tremors Induced by the Short-term Infusion of Valproate: A Reversible Phenomenon

Open Access
|Dec 2018

Abstract

Background: Drug-induced tremors after long-term administration of anti-epileptics have been described in the literature. Such tremors are usually postural or action in nature with infrequent resting nature.

Case Report: A 23-year-old female presented in status epilepticus. Past and family histories were negative for seizures. She was managed per protocol with valproate. Within hours, she developed resting tremors. The tremors subsided on changing the anti-epileptic.

Discussion: Resting tremors have mostly been described in the literature as long-term side-effects of valproate. This case illustrates that even short-term infusion of valproate can cause resting tremors.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.424 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 21, 2018
Accepted on: Nov 15, 2018
Published on: Dec 8, 2018
Published by: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2018 Ashutosh Gupta, Suman Kushwaha, published by Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.