Waddling gait : a complication of valproate therapy and a thought beyond vitamin D deficiency
Other Title(s)
مشية متمايلة : إحدى مضاعفات العلاج بدواء فالبرويت، و تصور مغاير بالنسبة لنقص فيتامين د
Joint Authors
Gupta, Sumit
Sinha, Siddhartha
Narang, Amit
Chouhan, Dushyant K.
Sharma, Amit
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 20, Issue 1 (29 Feb. 2020), pp.104-108, 5 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication Date
2020-02-29
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Proximal muscle weakness is a common presentation in paediatric-orthopaedic clinics and is frequently paired with a vitamin D deficiency diagnosis.
Recently, side effects of the extensive use of antiepileptic and antipsychotic drugs such as sodium valproate in childhood disorders are being documented.
Sodium valproate causes a time-dependent, drug-induced proximal myopathy.
We report a 13-year-old female patient who presented at the Orthopaedic Outpatient Department at Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India, in 2019 with an abnormal gait.
The patient was taking a combination therapy of sodium valproate, risperidone and trihexyphenidyl for absence seizures and a mood disorder.
Following clinical investigations, the patient was diagnosed with proximal myopathy.
As a result of elevated serum alkaline phosphatase and creatine kinase myocardial band levels, sodium valproate was replaced with ethosuximide and a carnitine supplementation was prescribed.
The patient fully recovered and regained full mobility.
Proximal myopathy had been incorrectly managed and assumed to be caused by a vitamin D deficiency
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sharma, Amit& Sinha, Siddhartha& Narang, Amit& Chouhan, Dushyant K.& Gupta, Sumit. 2020. Waddling gait : a complication of valproate therapy and a thought beyond vitamin D deficiency. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 20, no. 1, pp.104-108.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sinha, Siddhartha…[et al.]. Waddling gait : a complication of valproate therapy and a thought beyond vitamin D deficiency. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 20, no. 1 (Feb. 2020), pp.104-108.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-957247
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sharma, Amit& Sinha, Siddhartha& Narang, Amit& Chouhan, Dushyant K.& Gupta, Sumit. Waddling gait : a complication of valproate therapy and a thought beyond vitamin D deficiency. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2020. Vol. 20, no. 1, pp.104-108.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-957247
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 107-108
Record ID
BIM-957247