55 citations
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December 1983 in “Acta Neurologica Scandinavica” This review discusses the side effects of carbamazepine, valproate, and clonazepam, noting that these are rare with long-term use but more common, transient, and generally mild during early treatment.
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December 1997 in “Mayo Clinic proceedings” This report describes a case where a woman developed bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia and lupus potentially induced by carbamazepine, a reaction not previously documented.
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June 2011 in “Journal of child neurology” This study found that while serum zinc levels were lower in children treated with valproic acid or carbamazepine than in healthy controls, zinc, biotin, and biotinidase enzyme activity remained within normal ranges and unaffected by these treatments.
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May 2009 in “Journal of child neurology” In this study, valproic acid treatment did not significantly affect serum biotinidase enzyme activity in children, but was associated with hair loss in some patients, which resolved with biotin supplementation.
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September 1989 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Carbamazepine may cause reversible nail detachment.