"Valproic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A fatty acid with anticonvulsant properties used in the treatment of epilepsy. The mechanisms of its therapeutic actions are not well understood. It may act by increasing GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID levels in the brain or by altering the properties of voltage dependent sodium channels.
| Descriptor ID |
D014635
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.944.509.900 D10.251.400.895.593.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Valproic Acid- Valproic Acid
- Propylisopropylacetic Acid
- 2-Propylpentanoic Acid
- 2 Propylpentanoic Acid
- Divalproex
Divalproex Sodium- Divalproex Sodium
- Semisodium Valproate
- Valproic Acid, Sodium Salt (2:1)
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Valproic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Medically intractable temporal lobe epilepsy in patients with normal MRI: surgical outcome in twenty-one consecutive patients. Seizure. 2011 Jul; 20(6):475-9.
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Integrated treatment of aggression in the context of ADHD in children refractory to stimulant monotherapy: a window into the future of child psychopharmacology. Am J Psychiatry. 2009 Dec; 166(12):1315-7.
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Divalproex sodium in the treatment of pediatric psychiatric disorders. Expert Rev Neurother. 2005 Mar; 5(2):165-76.
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Olanzapine versus divalproex sodium for the treatment of acute mania and maintenance of remission: a 47-week study. Am J Psychiatry. 2003 Jul; 160(7):1263-71.
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Valproic acid for the treatment of social anxiety disorder. Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 2003 May; 18(3):169-72.
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Divalproex sodium versus olanzapine in the treatment of acute mania in bipolar disorder: health-related quality of life and medical cost outcomes. J Clin Psychiatry. 2003 Mar; 64(3):288-94.
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The efficacy of divalproex for partial epilepsies. Psychopharmacol Bull. 2003; 37 Suppl 2:54-66.