Trimethylaminuria associated with seizures and behavioural disturbance: A case report

Seizure

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 317-321

  McConnell, H W ^a   Mitchell, S C ^b   Smith, R L ^b   Brewster, M ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Fish odour syndrome; Psychosis; Seizure; Trimethylaminuria

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; TRIMETHYLAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGITATION; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DELUSION; DIET RESTRICTION; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MALE; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0030812964     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1059-1311(97)80080-5     Document Type: Article

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