Publications by authors named "Ramachandran Ramesh Kumar"

Epilepsy is characterized by repeated seizure activity. Valproate, a commonly used antiepileptic drug, shows large inter-individual variation in plasma valproic levels and causes many adverse drug reactions. To find the influence of and polymorphisms on valproate-associated adverse drug reactions and plasma valproic acid levels in people with epilepsy.

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Objectives: The objectives of this study were to describe the clinical and etiologic profile and outcomes of children with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in a tertiary care hospital in South India.

Methods: This is a combined 2-year prospective (2017 to 2018) and 5-year retrospective (2012 to 2016) descriptive study in which children from birth to 18 years who satisfied the HLH-2004 diagnostic criteria were included. Case details from patient records were analyzed.

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