[Initiation of treatment following screening for phenylketonuria].
The newborn screening for PKU is widely established in the F.R.G since 1969. Apart from the quality of dietary control, the age at starting therapy seems to be of high importance for the normal development of these patients. Therefore, the steps from first recording of an elevated Phe level until the beginning of treatment are listed and both, the optimal and the usual time procedure --that is without errors or mishaps--are described. The data of the PKU-Collaborative Study serve to exemplify these courses of events. Reasons for delay are discussed und suggestions for its avoidance are made.
D000367:Age Factors; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D010661:Phenylketonurias / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control
Behandlungsbeginn nach der Vorsorgeuntersuchung auf Phenylketonurie.