%0 Journal Article %T Valproate-induced acute encephalopathy %A Abram Topczewski %A Luis Ot¨˘vio Sales Ferreira Caboclo %J Einstein (S£żo Paulo) %D 2008 %I Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein %X We report a case of an acute encephalopathy induced by valproateused as antiepileptic drug and the clinical improvement afterwithdrawal of valproate. %K Brain diseases/chemically induced %K Valproic acid/adverse effects %K Epilepsy/drug therapy %U http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/504-Einstein%20v6n1p86-7.pdf