Isolated vitamin E deficiency and progressive ataxia

A case of progressive spinocerebellar syndrome due to isolated vitamin E deficiency is reported. Measurement of the vitamin E concentration in serum should be included when investigating all children with unexplained, progressive ataxia, even in the absence of malabsorption. Replacement treatment in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of disease in childhood 1993-11, Vol.69 (5), p.602-603
Hauptverfasser:	Rayner, R J, Doran, R, Roussounis, S H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	alpha-Tocopherol - analogs & derivatives Ataxia Biological and medical sciences Child Errors of metabolism Female Humans Malabsorption Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Pediatrics Retinal Diseases - drug therapy Retinal Diseases - etiology Spinocerebellar Degenerations - drug therapy Spinocerebellar Degenerations - etiology Tocopherols Vitamin deficiency Vitamin E Vitamin E - analogs & derivatives Vitamin E - therapeutic use Vitamin E Deficiency - complications Vitamin E Deficiency - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of progressive spinocerebellar syndrome due to isolated vitamin E deficiency is reported. Measurement of the vitamin E concentration in serum should be included when investigating all children with unexplained, progressive ataxia, even in the absence of malabsorption. Replacement treatment in patients with a vitamin E deficiency can arrest or improve the associated neurological disorder.
ISSN:	0003-9888 1468-2044
DOI:	10.1136/adc.69.5.602