Comparison of the metabolic syndrome risk in valproate-treated patients with epilepsy and the general population in Estonia.

<h4>Background</h4>No study has explored the risk of metabolic syndrome (MS) in patients with epilepsy treated with valproate (VPA) at the population level. The aim of this study was to compare the risk of MS in VPA-treated patients in Estonia to the risk in the general population.<h4...

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Main Authors: Aleksei Rakitin, Triin Eglit, Sulev Kõks, Margus Lember, Sulev Haldre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/25078464/pdf/?tool=EBI