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Definition: Valproic Acid |
Valproic AcidNoun1. Anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some kinds of seizures. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Health | A fatty acid with anticonvulsant properties used in the treatment of epilepsy. The mechanisms of its therapeutic actions are not well understood. It may act by increasing GABA levels in the brain or by altering the properties of voltage dependent sodium channels. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Sodium valproate (also known as Valproate, or VPA) is a sodium salt of valproic acid.
Divalproex Sodium, sold by Abbott Laboratories under the trade name of Depakote is the semisodium salt of valproic acid, made by combining sodium valproate with valproic acid to form a chemical complex which contains half the sodium of an equivalent dose of sodium valproate.
Valproic acid, delivered in either of these forms, is a anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug used primarily in the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder; but also used to treat migraine headaches and schizophrenia. In epileptics, valproic acid is used to control absence seizures, tonic-clonic seizures (grand mal), complex partial seizures, and the seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.
Valproate is believed to affect GABA receptors in the human brain.
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Synonym: Valproic AcidSynonym: Depokene (n). (additional references) |
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Health | Some cluster patients can prevent attacks by taking propranolol, methysergide, valproic acid, verapamil, or lithium carbonate. (references) | |
Baclofen, clonazepam, gabapentin, and valproic acid may also be effective and may be used in combination to achieve pain relief. (references) | ||
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Expressions using "valproic acid": Valproic Acid and Derivatives ♦ Valproic Acid Derivatives. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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valproic acid | 80 |
valproic acid side effects | 6 |
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| Language | Translations for "valproic acid"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | valproesyre. (various references) | |
Dutch | valproezuur. (various references) | |
Finnish | valproiinihappo. (various references) | |
French | acide valproïque. (various references) | |
German | Valproesäure. (various references) | |
Italian | acido valproico. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alproicvay aciday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | ácido valpro'co. (various references) | |
Spanish | ácido valproico. (various references) | |
Swedish | valpronsyra. (various references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-d-i-i-l-o-p-r-v" | |
-4 letters: ovicidal, vicarial. | |
-5 letters: acaroid, accidia, caloric, caporal, caracol, cardiac, carioca, carload, codicil, cordial, cricoid, diploic, dipolar, ovarial, ovipara, parodic, picador, placard, placoid, radical, ravioli, variola, vocalic. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)56 61 6C 70 72 6F 69 63 41 63 69 64 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01100001 01101100 01110000 01110010 01101111 01101001 01100011 00100000 01000001 01100011 01101001 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V a l p r o i c   A c i d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 0061 006C 0070 0072 006F 0069 0063 0041 0063 0069 0064 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5667788284817569235697570 |
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