Agitated symptom response to divalproex following acute brain injury.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2000
Abstract
This is the largest case series (N=29) to date describing divalproex for agitation symptoms. Chart information was abstracted retrospectively for all patients who received divalproex for agitation symptoms during a 22-month period in one inpatient brain injury rehabilitation unit. For 26 patients (90%), divalproex appeared effective within 7 days after a typical 1,250 mg/day dose. Most patients (93%) were discharged to their home or community sites. Divalproex appears to be an efficacious alternative to neuroleptics and benzodiazepines for alert, labile, impulsive, and disinhibited brain injury patients.
Volume
12
Issue
3
First Page
395
Last Page
397
ISSN
0895-0172
Published In/Presented At
Chatham Showalter, P. E., & Kimmel, D. N. (2000). Agitated symptom response to divalproex following acute brain injury. The Journal Of Neuropsychiatry And Clinical Neurosciences, 12(3), 395–397.
Disciplines
Psychiatry
PubMedID
10956575
Department(s)
Department of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry Faculty
Document Type
Article