Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-2-5-9

Keywords:

Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome, Homovanillic Acid, 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid

Abstract

Five boys with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome and varying degrees of dystonia, chorea, spasticity, ataxia, dysarthria, and mental retardation were studied at the Depts of Neurology and Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, and Depts of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX.

Published

1988-05-01

Issue

Section

Movement Disorders