The Effect of S-Adenosylmethionine Treatment on Neurobehavioral Phenotypes in Lesch-Nyhan Disease: A Case Report

The Effect of S-Adenosylmethionine Treatment on Neurobehavioral Phenotypes in Lesch-Nyhan Disease: A Case Report

Lesch-Nyhan disease (LND) is an X-linked recessive disorder caused by a deficiency in hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase. Patients with LND experience involuntary movements, including dystonia, choreoathetosis, opisthotonos, ballismus, and self-injury. Alleviating these involuntary move...

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Main Authors: Ken Momosaki, Jun Kido, Shiro Matsumoto, Atsuo Taniguchi, Tomoyuki Akiyama, Takaaki Sawada, Shiro Ozasa, Kimitoshi Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-09-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
Dystonia
g.151C>T
Laryngeal stridor
Lesch-Nyhan disease
S-adenosylmethionine
Self-injury
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