NONKETOTIC HYPERGLYCINEMIA - CLINICAL AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC EFFECTS OF DEXTROMETHORPHAN, AN ANTAGONIST OF THE NMDA RECEPTOR

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SCHMITT, B
STEINMANN, B
GITZELMANN, R
THUNHOHENSTEIN, L
MASCHER, H
DUMERMUTH, G
机构
[1] UNIV ZURICH,CHILDRENS HOSP,DIV METAB,CH-8032 ZURICH,SWITZERLAND
[2] UNIV ZURICH,CHILDRENS HOSP,DIV NEUROL,CH-8032 ZURICH,SWITZERLAND
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10.1212/WNL.43.2.421
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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A 10-week-old girl with nonketotic hyperglycinemia was treated with increasing amounts of dextromethorphan, an NMDA receptor antagonist. She improved neurologically; at 35 mg/kg/d, seizures ceased and EEG normalized. Dextromethorphan withdrawal resulted in a dramatic clinical deterioration coinciding with epileptic and high-voltage slow activity in the EEG. After reintroduction of dextromethorphan (35 mg/kg/d), recovery occurred within 24 hours.
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