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ArticleOrphanet journal of rare diseases2022

Expert opinion of an Italian working group on the assessment of cognitive, psychological, and neurological outcomes in pediatric, adolescent, and adult patients with phenylketonuria.

Filippo Manti, Stefania Caviglia, Chiara Cazzorla, Annamaria Dicintio, Andrea Pilotto, Alessandro P Burlina

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Article in Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 7 papers.

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6 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Filippo MantiUnit of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Human Neuroscience, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
Stefania CavigliaUnit of Clinical Psychology, Department of Neurosciences, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Chiara CazzorlaDivision of Inborn Metabolic Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Padua, Italy.
Annamaria DicintioDepartment of Metabolic Diseases and Clinical Genetics, Giovanni XXIII Children Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico, 70126, Bari, Italy.
Andrea PilottoNeurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Alessandro P BurlinaNeurology Unit, St. Bassiano Hospital, Bassano del Grappa, Italy. alessandro.burlina@aulss7.veneto.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2224-4706
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital · ITHumanitas University · ITOspedale Pediatrico Giovanni XXIII · ITOspedale San Bassiano · ITSapienza University of Rome · ITUniversity of Brescia · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inherited metabolic disease characterized by a defective conversion of phenylalanine (Phe) to tyrosine, potentially leading to Phe accumulation in the brain. Dietary restriction since birth has led to normal cognitive development. However, PKU patients can still develop cognitive or behavioral abnormalities and subtle neurological deficits. Despite the increasing evidence in the field, the assessment of neurocognitive, psychopathological, and neurological follow-up of PKU patients at different ages is still debated. The high interindividual variability in the cognitive outcome of PKU patients makes the specificity of the neurocognitive and behavioral assessment extremely challenging. In the present paper, a multidisciplinary panel of Italian PKU experts discussed different tools available for cognitive, psychopathological, and neurological assessment at different ages based on the existing literature and daily clinical practice. This study aims to provide evidence and a real-life-based framework for a specific clinical assessment of pediatric, adolescent, and adult patients affected by PKU.

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PhenylketonuriasAdolescentAdultBrainChildCognitionHumansPhenylalaninePhenylalanineBrain magnetic resonance imagingExpert opinionFollow-upNeurologyPhenylketonuriaPsychologyQuality of life

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PMID36544165
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