Management of west syndrome in a patient with methylmalonic aciduria

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 94-97

  Campeau, Philippe M ^a   Valayannopoulos, Vassili ^b   Touati, Guy ^b   Bahi Buisson, Nadia ^b   Boddaert, Nathalie ^b   Plouin, Perrine ^b   Rabier, Daniel ^b   Benoist, Jean Franois ^c   Dulac, Olivier ^b   De Lonlay, Pascale ^a   Desguerre, Isabelle ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Infantile spasms; Methylmalonic aciduria; West syndrome

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; LAMOTRIGINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; METRONIDAZOLE; VIGABATRIN;

APPETITE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; HYPSARRYTHMIA; INFANT; IRRITABILITY; MALE; METHYLMALONIC ACIDURIA; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUSCLE TONE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE; URINARY EXCRETION; WEIGHT GAIN; WEST SYNDROME;

BRAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; METHYLMALONIC ACID; METHYLMALONYL-COA MUTASE; SPASMS, INFANTILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75649116471     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073809336119     Document Type: Article

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