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Neuropediatrics 1980; 11(1): 76-79
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1071377
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POSITIVE EFFECT OF A LATE INTRODUCED MODIFIED DIET IN AN 8-YEAR-OLD PKU CHILD

Gösta  Holmgren , H. K. Blomquist , Gösta  Samuelson
  • Depts. of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Umeå, and Central Hospital, Vänersborg, Sweden
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19 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

A modified low phenylalanine diet was instituted in an 8-year-old PKU boy earlier untreated and mentally retarded. The boy was treated during a ten year observation period. A marked progress in mental capacity and in IQ scoring was seen. The difficulties in objective evaluation of the benefit of late introduced treatment with a diet low in phenylalanine is discussed.

Key words

Phenylketonuria - low-phenylalanine diet - late introduced dietary treatment

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