Psychiatry, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Queensland, Australia.
Psychiatry, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Queensland, Australia
BMJ Case Rep. 2023 Nov 30;16(11):e256796. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-256796.
There is limited information about sodium valproate-induced hyperammonaemia encephalopathy (VPAIHE). The aim of this case report is to provide medical practitioners with a greater awareness of the possible development of hyperammonaemia due to sodium valproate use and its associated complications.This paper describes a middle-aged man with a history of bipolar affective disorder who was admitted with a manic relapse secondary to medication non-compliance. His admission was complicated by an intensive care unit admission to manage medical compromise in the context of sodium VPAIHE.
关于丙戊酸钠引起的高氨血症性脑病(VPAIHE)的信息有限。本病例报告的目的是提高医务人员对丙戊酸钠使用引起的高氨血症及其相关并发症可能发展的认识。本文描述了一名中年男子,有双相情感障碍病史,因药物不依从而导致躁狂复发入院。他入院后因钠 VPAIHE 并发的医疗并发症而住进重症监护病房。