Acute pancreatitis associated to the use of valproic acid.

نویسندگان

  • José Guevara-Campos
  • Lucía González-Guevara
  • Ixora Vacaro-Bolívar
  • Juan Manuel Rojas
چکیده

Neuropediatrician, Pediatrics Service of the Hospital “Felipe Guevara Rojas”, El Tigre-Anzoátegui, Venezuela; Pediatrician, Electroencephalographer, Epilepsy and Encephalography Unit,Clinical Center “Esperanza Paraco”, El Tigre-Anzoátegui, Venezuela; Pediatrics Resident, Pediatrics Service of the Hospital “Felipe Guevara Rojas “, El Tigre-Anzoátegui, Venezuela; Pediatrician, Pediatrics Service of the Hospital “Felipe Guevara Rojas”, El TigreAnzoátegui, Venezuela.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

دوره 67 2B  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009