Associations between phenylalanine-to-tyrosine ratios and performance on tests of neuropsychological function in adolescents treated early and continuously for phenylketonuria

Child Development

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1637-1652

  Luciana, Monica ^a   Sullivan, Jill ^a   Nelson, Charles A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANINE; TYROSINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHENYLKETONURIA; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHENYLALANINE; PHENYLKETONURIAS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS; TYROSINE;

EID: 0035515977     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00370     Document Type: Article

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