Valproate-induced severe symptomatic hyponatremia in a patient with schizoaffective disorder: a case study and literature review

Introduction The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) is a serious condition associated with persistently high ADH with water retention despite sufficient vascular volume. Sodium valproate (VPA), an antiepileptic indicated to treat bipolar disorder, blocks sodium (Na) an...

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Main Authors: K. Heflin, M. ElSayed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-03-01
Series:European Psychiatry
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933823011744/type/journal_article