Sodium-valproate-induced pancreatitis in a man with profound intellectual disability: the significance of diagnostic difficulties
By: Hinder, Steve A.J.
Contributor(s): Perry, David W.
Series: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 13 (4) 2000: 292-297.Publisher: 2000Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
| MEDICATION | MEDICAL TREATMENT | PAIN | EPILEPSYSummary: Pancreatitis is a common but under-reported complication of treatment with sodium valproate, a drug frequently prescribed for people with intellectual disabilities. The present authors report a case of valproate-induced pancreatitis in a man with profound intellectual disability and review the relevant literature. The wider implications of problems experienced with diagnosis are discussed emphasizing difficulities in recognising pain and physical illness in this client group. [AJ].
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Pancreatitis is a common but under-reported complication of treatment with sodium valproate, a drug frequently prescribed for people with intellectual disabilities. The present authors report a case of valproate-induced pancreatitis in a man with profound intellectual disability and review the relevant literature. The wider implications of problems experienced with diagnosis are discussed emphasizing difficulities in recognising pain and physical illness in this client group. [AJ].
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