The Clinical Findings in a Patient with Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia
The Clinical Findings in a Patient with Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia
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非酮症高甘氨酸血症患者的临床发现
DOI:
10.1203/00006450-196807000-00003
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发表时间:
1968
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
W. Nyhan
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文献类型:
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作者:
F. Ziter;P. Bray;J. A. Madsen;W. Nyhan
Extract: A male infant with hyperglycinemia presented with neonatal seizures and lethargy, but had neither ketosis nor hematologic abnormalities. Treatment with a low protein diet and glycine-binding agents was instituted at the age of 2 ½ months. Although greater alertness and reduced irritability were noted immediately, the treatment failed to prevent severe developmental retardation and persistent seizures.Speculation: The structural and metabolic basis for the severe neurological damage seen in this rare hereditary metabolic defect is unclear. It seems imperative, however, that prompt diagnosis and therapy be instituted if one expects to offer a better prognosis. Attempts to maintain normoglycmemia by using a low-protein diet and glycine-binding agents may be useful if serum glycine levels are monitored carefully.