3 结果
Clinical picture of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis with late infantile onset (LINCL) is characterized by myoclonic seizures and psychomotor regression. We present a case of classic LINCL and reduced cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pterins in a girl of normal psychomotor development and born to
BACKGROUND
A deficiency of the enzyme guanosine triphosphate cyclohydrolase I (GTPCH 1) causes a reduction in the synthesis of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), a cofactor that is essential in the synthesis of tyrosine, dopamine and serotonin. It is an infrequent disease that produces psychomotor delay or
OBJECTIVE
Mitochondrial disorders are clinically heterogeneous. We aimed to describe 5 patients who presented with a clinical picture suggestive of primary neurotransmitter defects but who finally fulfilled diagnostic criteria for mitochondrial disease.
METHODS
We report detailed clinical features,