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valproate

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valproate /val·pro·ate/ (val-pro´āt) a salt of valproic acid; the sodium salt has the same uses as the acid.
val·pro·ate (vl-prt)
n.
The sodium salt of valproic acid used orally in the treatment of epilepsy.

valproate
[val-pro′āt]
a salt of valproic acid with anticonvulsant activity similar to that of the acid.

valproate [val-pro´āt]
a salt of valproic acid with anticonvulsant activity similar to that of the acid.


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Preliminary findings show that children whose mothers took the drug sodium valproate (SV), which is sold under the brand name Epilim, had a lower IQ, regardless of the mother's intelligence.
Toddlers of moms who took the epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy had lower IQs than the children of women who used other anti-seizure medicines, according to a new study.
Sodium valproate - which is marketed as the anti-seizure drug Epilim - has been shown by the research team to reactivate the body's own defences against a small protein called amyloid beta peptide, which is the main component of the brain plaques characteristic in Alzheimer's.
 
 
 
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