title: EEG as a possible prognostic tool in phenylketonuria.
abstract: Clinical EEG and biochemical data were recorded in 10 children with classical PKU and 5 with variant forms of hyperphenylalaninaemias during the first year of life. A semiquantitative evaluation of the EEG showed a high correlation between epileptiform abnormalities and phenylalanine blood levels in the first 90 days of life and therefore with the delay before dietary therapy in PKU children. Although performed on a limited population, such an approach may indicate an additional non-computerized EEG tool for the clinical management of hyperphenylalaninaemias, and suggest some criteria for neurophysiological risk evaluation during the first year of life.
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000097:blood; D010661:Phenylketonurias / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D010649:Phenylalanine