Effects of valproic acid on hearing in epileptic patients

Incecik, FARUK; AKOGLU, Ertap; SANGUEN, Zlem; MELEK, Ismet; DUMAN, Taskin

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.12.011

Effects of valproic acid on hearing in epileptic patients

Incecik F., AKOGLU E., SANGUEN Z., MELEK I., DUMAN T.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, cilt.71, sa.4, ss.611-614, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 71 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2007
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.12.011
Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.611-614
Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Since some case reports about the ototoxicity of valproic acid have been published, probable adverse effects of valproic acid on hearing in the epileptic patients became a subject of interest. We wanted to investigate if ototoxicity occurs in pediatric epileptic patients using VPA for long terms.