Clinical and polygraphic improvement of breathing abnormalities after valproate in a case of Pitt-Hopkins syndrome

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1585-1588

  Maini, Ilenia ^a   Cantalupo, Gaetano ^a   Turco, Emanuela Claudia ^a   Paolis, Fernando De ^b   Magnani, Cinzia ^a   Parrino, Liborio ^b   Terzano, Mario Giovanni ^b   Pisani, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

central apneas; clinical neurophysiology; mental retardation; Pitt Hopkins; valproate

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; TRANSCRIPTION CELL FACTOR 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID;

APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CYANOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; GAIT DISORDER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LIP MALFORMATION; MACROSTOMIA; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROCEPHALY; NONREM SLEEP; OXYGEN SATURATION; PITT HOPKINS SYNDROME; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; REM SLEEP; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP PATTERN; WAKEFULNESS;

CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SLEEP STAGES; VALPROIC ACID; WOLF-HIRSCHHORN SYNDROME;

EID: 84863521828     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073811435917     Document Type: Article

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