Abstract

VALLEJO ARDILA, Dora Lucía; RANGEL DIAZ, Yully Andrea  and  CONSTANZA VILLAMIZAR, María. Case discussion: mental retardation as sequel of neurometabolic disease. Medicas UIS [online]. 2014, vol.27, n.1, pp.69-74. ISSN 0121-0319.

Inborn errors of metabolism represent a paradigmatic group in the context of little known diseases, although more than 500 well-defined. Thanks to advances in molecular biology and biochemistry, many of these diseases have been characterized not adding to the group of inborn errors of metabolism. Knowledge of the molecular basis of these diseases, enhanced the possibilities of prenatal diagnosis and neonatal risk in the population, allowing the possibility of implementing preventive management programs, as well as the implementation of early treatment and genetic counseling. The case of a 17 -year mental retardation and myoclonic epilepsy progressive degenerative with findings in neuroimaging disease white matter associated with metabolic abnormalities are reported, which is consistent with a picture of glutaric aciduria type 1, this diagnosis is supported in the patient, by the favorable therapeutic response. In addition to this report, seeks to analyze through a review of literature, the diagnostic and therapeutic approach that allows considering the inborn errors of metabolism, such as those increasingly common diseases in medical practice, which require a multidisciplinary approach. (MÉD.UIS. 2014;27(1):69-74)

Keywords : Metabolism, Inborn Errors; Intellectual Disability; Developmental Disabilities; Epilepsy.

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