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Selected articles and references focusing on the pediatric population were included for review.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>DATA EXTRACTION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Study design, patient population, methods, and clinical outcomes were evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>DATA SYNTHESIS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Valproic acid, a widely used antiepileptic agent in the pediatric population, is limited by a 1\/800 incidence of fatal hepatotoxicity in children under the age of two years. Carnitine is an essential amino acid necessary in \u03b2-oxidation of fatty acids and energy production in cellular mitochondria. It has been hypothesized that valproic acid may induce a carnitine deficiency in children and cause nonspecific symptoms of deficiency, hepatotoxicity, and hyperammonemia. Relevant published case reports and trials studying this relationship are evaluated, and a consensus statement by the Pediatric Neurology Advisory Committee is reviewed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Despite the lack of prospective, randomized clinical trials documenting efficacy of carnitine supplementation in preventing valproic acid\u2013induced hepatotoxicity, the few limited studies available have shown carnitine supplementation to result in subjective and objective improvements along with increases in carnitine serum concentrations in patients receiving valproic acid. The Pediatric Neurology Advisory Committee in 1996 provided more concrete indications on the role of carnitine in valproic acid therapy, such as valproic acid overdose and valproic acid\u2013induced hepatotoxicity. Carnitine was strongly recommended for children at risk of developing a carnitine deficiency. 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