Make It Work: Levocarnitine for Valproic Acid Toxicity
Make It Work: Levocarnitine for Valproic Acid Toxicity In the past couple of months, we have had a number of patients present to our ED with acute overdose secondary to the ingestion of valproic acid (VPA). When reading further about toxicity secondary to VPA, I was surprised to find that on an annual basis, there are approximately 8,000 reported cases of VPA toxicity in the United States. There are a number of concerns with VPA [...]