Background: Epilepsy is a chronic condition characterized by unprovoked seizure. Vitamin D is necessary in child development process and is strongly influenced by the presence of anti-epileptic drugs. Objective: To determine the correlation of treatment duration and serum vitamin D levels in children with epilepsy who use the combination of valproic acid and topiramate. Methods: A cross section…
Background: Epilepsy is a chronic condition withunprovoked seizures. One of the changes affected by anti-epileptic drugs is a decrease in bone density. Gender and sex hormones have implications onbone density.Objective: To determine the prevalence difference osteopenia between male and female, and relationship with clinical characteristicsepilepsy patients takin…