title: The electroencephalogram in neonatal maple syrup urine disease: a case report.
abstract: Untreated maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) leads to encephalopathy in neonates and causes abnormalities on the electroencephalogram (EEG). A case is presented of MSUD with unique features consisting of a comb-like rhythm before the therapy and its disappearance with therapy is presented. This case illustrates the potential use of the EEG in the identification of this specific cause of a neonatal encephalopathy.
authors.affiliation: Section of Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. agadi@bcm.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Satish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agadi
authors.forename: Vernon R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Sutton
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Quach
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Riviello
mesh_terms: D001683:Biological Clocks; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008375:Maple Syrup Urine Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*