Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

Fetal valproate syndrome

Abhay S Bagul, Sandhya S Khadse, Chaya T Valvi, Rajesh R Kulkarni

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Valproic acid (VPA) is a teratogenic drug widely used for treatment of seizures and mood disorder. Fetal valproate syndrome (FVS) results from in utero exposure of fetus to VPA. It is characterised by presence of consistent facial dysmorphism, group of minor and major malformations and developmental delay. We report a case of 1 year oldboy presented withfeatures of FVSwith Arnold chiari I malformation and reviewed literature.

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Abhay S Bagul, Sandhya S Khadse, Chaya T Valvi, Rajesh R Kulkarni, Fetal valproate syndrome, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-6 | June-2018

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