title: Cerebrospinal fluid monoamine metabolites in patients with infantile spasms.
abstract: We measured CSF levels of homovanillic acid (HVA) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) by high-performance liquid chromatography in seven children with infantile spasms and in a group of age- and sex-matched controls. The mean concentration of the serotonin metabolite 5-HIAA was 40% (p less than 0.01) lower in the infantile spasms group as compared with controls; HVA levels were similar in both groups. The data provide additional evidence that serotonin metabolism is abnormal in patients with infantile spasms.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006719:Homovanillic Acid / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D006801:Humans; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D008297:Male; D010648:Phenylacetates / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D013036:Spasms, Infantile / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010648:Phenylacetates; D012701:Serotonin; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; D006719:Homovanillic Acid