Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Anti-epileptic drugs (AED) adversely affecting bone health. However, individual variations between different AEDs exist and not all AEDs are equally toxic to the bone. There is almost equipoise about the effect of valproate on bone.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study assessing bone mineral density with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry at the hip and lumbar spine in 33 outpatients receiving valproate for ≥1 year and 36 health...