Successful treatment of cherry red spot-myoclonus syndrome with 5-hydroxytryptophan.
A 14-year-old Saudi boy with cherry red spot-myoclonus syndrome and documented neuraminidase deficiency responded well to titrated doses of 5-hydroxytryptophan as an add-on treatment.
Gascon
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Division of Neurology, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Wallenberg
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Daif
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Ozand
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D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D009439:Neuraminidase / Q000172:deficiency*; D010375:Pedigree; D013577:Syndrome
D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan; D009439:Neuraminidase