Go Tohshin
Department of Pediatrics, Otsu Red Cross Hospital, 1-1-35, Nagara, Japan.
Brain Dev. 2002 Jun;24(4):257-9. doi: 10.1016/s0387-7604(02)00037-2.
A 6-month-old girl developed West syndrome and it remitted in association with valproate-induced hepatic dysfunction. Plasma -alanine elevated after valproate hepatotoxicity, which seemed to be a possible cause of remission. The patient has been seizure-free with normal electroencephalogram for 12 months without any anticonvulsants. Her developmental milestones were within normal limits at the age of 18 months.
