Epilepsy in a young adult caused by L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria: A case report

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 258-261

  Periasamy, Vembu ^a   Rudwan, Mohd ^a   Yadav, Girish ^a   Khan, Riyadh A ^a  

^a IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Electroencephalography; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; L 2 Hydroxyglutaric aciduria; Magnetic resonance imaging; Organic acids; White matter

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYGLUTARIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; OXYCARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDURIA; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EGG; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; SEIZURE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANTICONVULSANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; LYSINE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 42149110270     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000117804     Document Type: Article

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