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Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome Treated from the Early Neonatal Period
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1968
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Such TherapyNeonatologyLesch-nyhan Syndrome TreatedPediatricsCongenital DisordersNewborn MedicineAbnormal DevelopmentNeuropathologyMedicineLesch-nyhan SyndromeMental RetardationPaediatric Medicine
An infant with the Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome was treated from 4 days of life with allopurinol. Such therapy was not successful in preventing the appearance of mental retardation, spasticity, and self-mutilation, which are the hallmarks of this disease.