Early Myoclonic Encephalopathy and Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 371-374

  Rossi, Samantha ^a   Daniele, Irene ^a   Bastrenta, Petrina ^a   Mastrangelo, Massimo ^a   Lista, Gianluca ^a  

^a V BUZZI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; GLYCINE; KETAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHENOBARBITAL;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORPUS CALLOSUM AGENESIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCINEMIA; HYPOREFLEXIA; INFANTILE SPASM; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METABOLIC DISORDER; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MYDRIASIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCINEMIA, NONKETOTIC; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 70349976290     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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