A Case of Long-Term Exposure to Valproic Acid Mimicking Tremor-Dominant Parkinson's Disease.

Kazumasa Sekiguchi Toshihiro Mashiko Reiji Koide Kensuke Kawai Shigeru Fujimoto Ryota Tanaka

Published in: Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) (2023)

We report an atypical case of valproic acid-induced tremor and parkinsonism that mimics tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease. Physicians should not exclude the possible relation to valproic acid in patients presenting unilateral resting tremor and parkinsonism even in the absence of long-term side effects.

Keyphrases

parkinson disease
deep brain stimulation
end stage renal disease
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primary care
chronic kidney disease
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peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
heart rate
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drug induced
patient reported outcomes
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