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Avaliação neuropsicológica de crianças e adolescentes com hiperfenilalaninemias / Neuropsychological evaluation of children and adolescents with hyperphenylalaninaemia
Campinas; s.n; Jun. 2013. 79 p. ilus, tab, graf.
Thesis in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-706207
RESUMO
A fenilcetonúria é um erro inato do metabolismo, com incidência entre 110000 e 115000 nascidos vivos. Trata-se de uma doença de herança autossômica recessiva, caracterizada pela deficiência da enzima hepática fenilalanina hidroxilase ou de seu co-fator tetraidrobiopterina, que, na rota metabólica normal, são responsáveis por converter a fenilalanina em tirosina. O acúmulo de fenilalanina é tóxico ao Sistema Nervoso Central. O défict nos níveis de tirosina leva ao desequilíbrio metabólico que pode causar hipotonia, irritabilidade, letargia, tonturas, microcefalia, características autistas, défict cognitivo e atraso de desenvolvimento. O tratamento é baseado na dieta restrita em fenilalanina. Quando a dieta é iniciada precocemente, o prognóstico cognitivo é bom e os pacientes apresentam QI dentro da média. Embora não haja rebaixamento de QI, alguns estudos mostram que os resultados de avaliação neuropsicológica dos pacientes são piores do que irmãos e pares sem a doença, especialmente com relação a funções executivas. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar e comparar o desempenho de crianças e adolescentes com fenilcetonúria tratados em um Serviço de Referência no Brasil em provas neuropsicológicas de memória e funções executivas, e comparar com aquele apresentado por pares sem a doença. Participaram do estudo 12 crianças e adolescentes com fenilcetonúria leve, oito com hiperfenilalaninemia permanentemente e uma com fenilcetonúria clássica. A idade do grupo caso índice variou entre seis e 15 anos (m=9,52±2,82)...
ABSTRACT
Phenylketonuria is an autossomal recessive metabolic disease caused by a mutation in the gene for the hepatic enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase which makes it nonfunctional. It is one of the most common inborn errors of metabolism, with an incidence of 110000 to 115000 live births. Accumulation of PHE is toxic to the central nervous system. Low levels of tyrosine add to the metabolic abnormality and patients may present hypotonia, irritability, lethargy, dizziness, microcephaly, autistic features, cognitive impairment and developmental delay. The standard treatment is based on a lifelong diet with low levels of phenylalanine. When PKU restricted diet is started early in life, the cognitive outcome is excellent, and patients have normal IQ. Although there is no cognitive impairment, some studies showed that their neuropsychological scores might be lower than the ones of their peers and siblings, especially regarding executive functions. The objective of this study was to evaluate the neuropsychological performance of children and adolescents with the different types of hyperphenylalaninemia treated at a tertiary center in Brazil and compare with a control group with similar age and socioeconomic level. 12 children and teenagers with mild PKU, eight with HPA and one with classic PKU were evaluated. Age ranged between six and 15 years (m=9,52±2,82). Control group were formed by 21 non-pku children and teenagers with ages between six and 14 years (m=9,19±2,84), recruited in a public school. Neuropsychological evaluation was performed using the Wechsler Inteligence Scale for Children-III (WISC-III, Stroop Test, Rey Auditive Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT), Rey Visual Design Learning Test (RVDLT),Trail Making Test (TMT), Verbal Fluency Test (categorie animals and letters F,A,S) and Hanoi Tower. This study was approved by the Ethical Committee of our institution...
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Phenylketonurias / Neuropsychological Tests Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male Language: Portuguese Year: 2013 Type: Thesis

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Phenylketonurias / Neuropsychological Tests Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male Language: Portuguese Year: 2013 Type: Thesis