Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-2-5-9

Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 2 (1988): Issue 5

By: J Gordon Millichap

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|May 1988

Abstract

Five boys with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome and varying degrees of dystonia, chorea, spasticity, ataxia, dysarthria, and mental retardation were studied at the Depts of Neurology and Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, and Depts of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-2-5-9 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 37 - 38

Published on: May 1, 1988

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome,

Homovanillic Acid,

5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid

© 1988 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
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Volume 2 (1988): Issue 5