Infantile Spasms, Hypsarrhythmia, and Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)

An 8 1/2 month-old girl with seizures beginning at 5 days, hypsarrhythmia in the EEG, severe retardation, and a clinical diagnosis of infantile spasms was discovered to have biochemical and pathological features of adrenoleukodystrophy, as reported from the John F. Kennedy Institute, Johns Hopkins U...

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Main Author: J Gordon Millichap
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Language:English
Published: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers 1988-08-01
Series:Pediatric Neurology Briefs
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Online Access:https://www.pediatricneurologybriefs.com/articles/3573
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description An 8 1/2 month-old girl with seizures beginning at 5 days, hypsarrhythmia in the EEG, severe retardation, and a clinical diagnosis of infantile spasms was discovered to have biochemical and pathological features of adrenoleukodystrophy, as reported from the John F. Kennedy Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
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spellingShingle J Gordon Millichap
Infantile Spasms, Hypsarrhythmia, and Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
Pediatric Neurology Briefs
hypsarrhythmia
clinical diagnosis
biochemical changes
title Infantile Spasms, Hypsarrhythmia, and Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
title_full Infantile Spasms, Hypsarrhythmia, and Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
title_fullStr Infantile Spasms, Hypsarrhythmia, and Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
title_full_unstemmed Infantile Spasms, Hypsarrhythmia, and Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
title_short Infantile Spasms, Hypsarrhythmia, and Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
title_sort infantile spasms hypsarrhythmia and adrenoleukodystrophy ald
topic hypsarrhythmia
clinical diagnosis
biochemical changes
url https://www.pediatricneurologybriefs.com/articles/3573
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