Infantile Spasms, Hypsarrhythmia, and Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-2-8-7

Keywords:

Hypsarrhythmia, Clinical Diagnosis, Biochemical Changes

Abstract

An 8 1/2 month-old girl with seizures beginning at 5 days, hypsarrhythmia in the EEG, severe retardation, and a clinical diagnosis of infantile spasms was discovered to have biochemical and pathological features of adrenoleukodystrophy, as reported from the John F. Kennedy Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

Published

1988-08-01

Issue

Section

Neonatal Disorders