Biotin-responsive basal ganglia disease: A treatable and reversible neurological disorder of childhood

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 750-752

  Bindu, P S ^a   Noone, M L ^a   Nalini, A ^a   Muthane, Uday B ^a   Kovoor, Jerry M E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Biotin; Encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; LEVODOPA; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL; VALPROIC ACID;

ACIDEMIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BIOTIN RESPONSIVE BASAL GANGLIA DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GENERALIZED DYSTONIA; HUMAN; JAW MALFORMATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUSCLE TWITCH; MYOCLONUS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; SLURRED SPEECH; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; VOMITING;

BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; BIOTIN; BRAIN; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCLONIC EPILEPSIES, PROGRESSIVE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 66849089405     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073808329525     Document Type: Article

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