[Non-ketotic hyperglycinemia]

Orv Hetil. 1995 Jan 29;136(5):245-9.
[Article in Hungarian]

Abstract

Three children with non-ketotic hyperglycinaemia (NKH) is reported. Two patients had typical neonatal form of NKH, one patients had atypical form of NKH. The clinical symptoms laboratory findings and therapeutical approach are discussed. One of the patients with typical neonatal form of NKH is died, neuropatological examination revealed corpus callosal agenesis and diffuse hypomyelinisation. The two children treated with N-methyl-D-aspartate-antagonist drugs reached a significantly better clinical condition. The authors reviewed the data of the literature, especially focused on the therapeutical possibilities.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / diagnosis*
  • Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / drug therapy
  • Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / genetics
  • Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / mortality
  • Blood Glucose
  • Electroencephalography
  • Female
  • Glycine / blood*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • N-Methylaspartate / antagonists & inhibitors

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • N-Methylaspartate
  • Glycine