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Phenylketonuria
Alternate Names : PKU
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Calling Your Health Care Provider
Call your health care provider if your infant has not been tested for PKU. This is particularly important if anyone in your family has the disorder.
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• Definition
• Phenylketonuria Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Phenylketonuria Symptoms & Signs
• Phenylketonuria Prevention
• Phenylketonuria Diagnosis & Tests
• Phenylketonuria Treatment
• Phenylketonuria Prognosis
• Phenylketonuria Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Tests & Exams
• Capillary Sample
• ELISA
• Serum Phenylalanine Screening
Other Topics
• Amino Acids
• Central Nervous System
• Enzyme
• Hyperactivity
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• Movement - Uncontrolled or Slow
• Protein in Diet
• Rashes
• Seizures
• Spasticity
Review Date : 7/30/2002
Reviewed By : Jonathan Fanaroff, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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