Inborn errors of metabolism

CR Ferreira, CDM van Karnebeek - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2019 - Elsevier
Inborn errors of metabolism, also known as inherited metabolic diseases, constitute an
important group of conditions presenting with neurologic signs in newborns. They are …

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy in pediatric neuroradiology: clinical and research applications

A Panigrahy, MD Nelson, S Blüml - Pediatric radiology, 2010 - Springer
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) offers a unique, noninvasive approach to assess
pediatric neurological abnormalities at microscopic levels by quantifying cellular …

Biochemical correlates of neuropsychiatric illness in maple syrup urine disease

ER Muelly, GJ Moore, SC Bunce… - The Journal of …, 2013 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is an inherited disorder of branched chain amino acid
metabolism presenting with neonatal encephalopathy, episodic metabolic decompensation …

Diffusion-weighted MR imaging in leukodystrophies

Z Patay - European radiology, 2005 - Springer
Leukodystrophies are genetically determined metabolic diseases, in which the underlying
biochemical abnormality interferes with the normal build-up and/or maintenance of myelin …

[HTML][HTML] MR spectroscopy in pediatric neuroradiology

R Liserre, L Pinelli, R Gasparotti - Translational pediatrics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), being able to identify and measure some brain
components (metabolites) in pathologic lesions and in normal-appearing tissue, offers a …

Dysmyelination in the brain of adolescents and young adults with maple syrup urine disease

S Schönberger, B Schweiger, B Schwahn… - Molecular genetics and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is associated with increased branched-chain amino
acids (BCAA), their keto acids (BCKA), and acute or chronic encephalopathy. Aim of …

Treatable newborn and infant seizures due to inborn errors of metabolism

J Campistol, B Plecko - Epileptic Disorders, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
About 25% of seizures in the neonatal period have causes other than asphyxia, ischaemia
or intracranial bleeding. Among these are primary genetic epileptic encephalopathies with …

MR imaging of the neonatal brain

AJ Barkovich - Neuroimaging Clinics, 2006 - neuroimaging.theclinics.com
Methods At the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), all studies are performed
using a custom-built MR-compatible neonatal incubator and a high-sensitivity specialized …

Infantile hypermethioninemia and hyperhomocysteinemia due to high methionine intake: a diagnostic trap

SH Mudd, N Braverman, M Pomper, K Tezcan… - Molecular genetics and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Studies were carried out to identify the cause of combined severe hypermethioninemia and
moderate hyperhomocysteinemia in a cluster of 10 infants ascertained between 1999 and …

Cranial ultrasound in metabolic disorders presenting in the neonatal period: characteristic features and comparison with MR imaging

LM Leijser, LS De Vries… - American Journal …, 2007 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Brain imaging is an integral part of the diagnostic work-up
for metabolic disorders, and the bedside availability of cranial ultrasonography (cUS) allows …