Autism Symptoms Related to Tyrosinemia Type III: A Case Report

Autism Symptoms Related to Tyrosinemia Type III: A Case Report

The published literature on tyrosinemia type III consists of only a few case reports. In this report, we present a patient with tyrosinemia type III, autism, and mental retardation. This patient’s speech improved and his autistic symptoms lessened on a tyrosine-restricted diet, although his mental r...

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Main Authors: Ayşegül Yolga Tahiroğlu, Neslihan Önemli Mungan, Sunay Fırat, Ayşe Avcı
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Turkiye Klinikleri 2008-08-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Tyrosinemia type III
autism
Online Access:http://www.turkjem.org/eng/yazilar.asp?yaziid=561&sayiid=53
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spelling doaj-7b24b2fbcdc14d6095c2eb869b2bc92d2020-11-25T01:57:16ZengTurkiye KlinikleriTurkish Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism1301-21932008-08-011225556Autism Symptoms Related to Tyrosinemia Type III: A Case ReportAyşegül Yolga TahiroğluNeslihan Önemli MunganSunay FıratAyşe AvcıThe published literature on tyrosinemia type III consists of only a few case reports. In this report, we present a patient with tyrosinemia type III, autism, and mental retardation. This patient’s speech improved and his autistic symptoms lessened on a tyrosine-restricted diet, although his mental retardation remained unchanged. This is the first published report of a patient with tyrosinemia type III and autism. This observation is significant due to the paucity of published information about tyrosinemia type III. Turk Jem 2008; 12: 55-6http://www.turkjem.org/eng/yazilar.asp?yaziid=561&sayiid=53Tyrosinemia type IIIautism
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author Ayşegül Yolga Tahiroğlu
Neslihan Önemli Mungan
Sunay Fırat
Ayşe Avcı
spellingShingle Ayşegül Yolga Tahiroğlu
Neslihan Önemli Mungan
Sunay Fırat
Ayşe Avcı
Autism Symptoms Related to Tyrosinemia Type III: A Case Report
Turkish Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Tyrosinemia type III
autism
author_facet Ayşegül Yolga Tahiroğlu
Neslihan Önemli Mungan
Sunay Fırat
Ayşe Avcı
author_sort Ayşegül Yolga Tahiroğlu
title Autism Symptoms Related to Tyrosinemia Type III: A Case Report
title_short Autism Symptoms Related to Tyrosinemia Type III: A Case Report
title_full Autism Symptoms Related to Tyrosinemia Type III: A Case Report
title_fullStr Autism Symptoms Related to Tyrosinemia Type III: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Autism Symptoms Related to Tyrosinemia Type III: A Case Report
title_sort autism symptoms related to tyrosinemia type iii: a case report
publisher Turkiye Klinikleri
series Turkish Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
issn 1301-2193
publishDate 2008-08-01
description The published literature on tyrosinemia type III consists of only a few case reports. In this report, we present a patient with tyrosinemia type III, autism, and mental retardation. This patient’s speech improved and his autistic symptoms lessened on a tyrosine-restricted diet, although his mental retardation remained unchanged. This is the first published report of a patient with tyrosinemia type III and autism. This observation is significant due to the paucity of published information about tyrosinemia type III. Turk Jem 2008; 12: 55-6
topic Tyrosinemia type III
autism
url http://www.turkjem.org/eng/yazilar.asp?yaziid=561&sayiid=53
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