The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery

Table 5 Frequency of patients having normal and low carnitine level among different AEDs groups compared to controls

From: Carnitine deficiency in epileptic children treated with a diversity of anti-epileptic regimens

Variables	Carnitine level				p
	Normal		Low
	No	%	No	%
Valproate	5	31.2	11	68.7	0.05*
Controls	24	60	16	40	0.05*
Valproate + other AEDs	3	25%	9	75%	0.03*
Controls	24	60%	16	40%	0.03*
Carbamazepine	3	33.3%	6	66.7%	0.1
Controls	24	60%	16	40%	0.1
Carbamazepine + other AEDs	2	50%	2	50%	0.7
Controls	24	60%	16	40%
Other AEDs	5	55.6%	4	44.4%	0.8
Controls	24	60%	16	40%	0.8

Other AEDs are phenytoin, levetiracetam, oxi-carbazepine, lamotrigen, and ethosuximide

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