Acute valproic acid intoxication: Interest of a treatment by extracoporeal elimination combined with L-carnitine
Acute valproic acid intoxication: Interest of a treatment by extracoporeal elimination combined with L-carnitine
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10.1016/j.annfar.2011.05.019
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2011-10-01
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Canevet, C.
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Alluin, A.;Jezequel, J.;Canevet, C.
We present the case of a 24-year-old-female patient, who made an attempt to autolysis with valproic acid, benzodiazepines and neuroleptic. The valproic acid plasma level was very high (1437 mu g/mL), confirming it was a severe intoxication. She presents an acute encephalopathy with prolonged status epilepticus, a lactic metabolic acidosis and hematologic disorders such as bicytopenia. Treatment including L-carnintine and continuous veno-venous haemodialysis (CVVHD) was rapidly introduced to prevent the occurrence of cerebral oedema. The evolution was favourable despite the occurrence of a nosocomial ventilation acute lung injury. The patient had motor sequelae of cranial nerves following status epilepticus extended, which disappeared spontaneously after several days. (C) 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.