Mitochondrial disorders: A potentially under-recognized etiology of infantile spasms

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 369-372

  Shah, Namrata S ^a   Mitchell, Wendy G ^a   Boles, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PYRUVIC ACID; ALANINE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; LYSINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE SPASM; MALE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TWINS; URINE; ANAMNESIS; BODY FLUID; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; IMMATURITY; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLITE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE LEVEL;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PYRUVIC ACID; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPASMS, INFANTILE; TWINS; HUMAN;

EID: 0036557977     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307380201700511     Document Type: Article

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