Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome Treated from the Early Neonatal Period
- 1 August 1968
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 42 (2) , 357-359
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.42.2.357
Abstract
An infant with the Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome was treated from 4 days of life with allopurinol. Such therapy was not successful in preventing the appearance of mental retardation, spasticity, and self-mutilation, which are the hallmarks of this disease.Keywords
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