Slipped capital femoral epiphysis in a 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy on valproic acid and levetiracetam for epilepsy: a case report.

Published in: Journal of surgical case reports (2024)

This study presents a rare case of unilateral slipped capital femoral epiphysis treated surgically in a 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who was born at 27 weeks' gestation and developed grade III intraventricular haemorrhage and periventricular leucomalacia and was on antiepileptic drugs, including valproic acid and levetiracetam for >3 years. The patient had no history of endocrine, renal, and significant familial diseases.

Keyphrases

cerebral palsy
rare case
gestational age
preterm infants
early onset
low birth weight
preterm birth
newly diagnosed