Prague Med. Rep. 2021, 122, 140-180

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2021.14

Valproate-associated Movement Disorder: A Literature Review

Jamir Pitton Rissardo1, Ana Letícia Fornari Caprara1, Ícaro Durante2

1Department of Medicine, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
2Department of Medicine, Federal University of Fronteira Sul, Passo Fundo, Brazil

Received February 21, 2020
Accepted August 22, 2021

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