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Epilepsy in phenylketonuria: a complex dependence on serum phenylalanine levels.
Epilepsia - 1 Jun 2007
Martynyuk Anatoly E, Ucar Deniz A, Yang Dawn D, Norman Wendy M, Carney Paul R, Dennis Donn M, Laipis Philip J
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PURPOSE: Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a disorder of phenylalanine (Phe) metabolism that frequently results in epilepsy if a low Phe diet was not implemented at birth. The mechanisms by which Phe affects the brain are poorly understood. METHODS: Audiogenic seizures (AGS) were studied in female homozyg...
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