Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Sodium‐Valproate‐Induced Pancreatitis in a Man with Profound Intellectual Disability: the Significance of Diagnostic Difficulties

Sodium‐Valproate‐Induced Pancreatitis in a Man with Profound Intellectual Disability: the... 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 difficulties in recognizing pain and physical illness in this client group. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities Wiley

Sodium‐Valproate‐Induced Pancreatitis in a Man with Profound Intellectual Disability: the Significance of Diagnostic Difficulties

Loading next page...
 
/lp/wiley/sodium-valproate-induced-pancreatitis-in-a-man-with-profound-Z7RhnRMn69

References (27)

Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 2000 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
1360-2322
eISSN
1468-3148
DOI
10.1046/j.1468-3148.2000.00022.x
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

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 difficulties in recognizing pain and physical illness in this client group.

Journal

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual DisabilitiesWiley

Published: Dec 1, 2000

There are no references for this article.