Abstract |
A newborn girl with seizures was, after repeated conventional anticonvulsive treatment, cured by pyridoxine administration. Pyridoxine-dependent seizures are an uncommon disease with autosomal-recessive heredity and a variable clinical picture. The prognosis may be favourable when diagnosis is made early. Confusion with perinatal asphyxia, and initial good response to usual anticonvulsive treatment can lead to delay in diagnosis.
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Authors | W M van Waarde, R F Tummers, A N Bosschaart, G Hageman |
Journal | Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
(Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd)
Vol. 139
Issue 33
Pg. 1694-7
(Aug 19 1995)
ISSN: 0028-2162 [Print] Netherlands |
Vernacular Title | Pyridoxine-afhankelijke epilepsie bij een zuigeling. |
PMID | 7566233
(Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anticonvulsants
- Pyridoxine
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Topics |
- Anticonvulsants
(therapeutic use)
- Female
- Genes, Recessive
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Pyridoxine
(therapeutic use)
- Seizures
(drug therapy, genetics)
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