Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance in Sodium Valproate or Carbamazepine Monotherapy: A Case-control Study

Background: Medications can increase the incidence rate of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and insulin resistance (IR). This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Carbamazepine (CBZ) or Valproate (VPA) as monotherapy on the development of MetS and IR in adult Iranian epileptic patients.Methods: In this o...

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Main Authors: Mahnaz Bayat, Nasrin Jalali, Maryam Poursadeghfard, Mohammad Hossein Dabbaghmanesh, Nahid Ashjazadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2021-11-01
Series:Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:https://jkmu.kmu.ac.ir/article_91826_97358370ed05cb71b3acd1e6f8140296.pdf